Have anyone pause to ponder about those that will just call you and tell you, they dreamt about you and you should continue to pray. Those were the scenarios that happened to me last week, ever since then, I had not pause to ponder what exactly the person dreamt about me, even though I refuse to ask for the details neither did she told me the details.
well, since I am the type that believed so much in God, I quickly pointed to her that my believed in God is unshaken, and that He will see me through. The mere mention that it has to do with my job send a shiver down my spine, afterall, everyone knows nowadays how hard to get a job.
So, fellow bloggers reading this, should also help me pray to God, to save my job, I dont want to be out of job, at least not now. One thing I noticed about dreams of such nature I was the one that dreamt it is that, it is always the opposite. So my prayer is that, the negative thing she said she dreamt about be opposite, that is a good thing to come. Did I hear someone said Amen?
Monday, April 30, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
This my DVD Player sef!
My DVD player is surely making weekends and after work hour boring for me. It is playing a fast one on me. Sony DVD player that I bought a year ago is now giving me problem, refusing to play most of my DVDs, it is always complaining 'cannot play this disc' . But if it were to be VCDs, it will gladly play them. I am hesitating taking it to electronic shop for repair, because if I give it two knocks at the top, it will eventually play the DVDs. A stitch in time saves nine, is a popular proverbs, I guess I am only proscrastinating taking it to electronic shop for repair. I was reliably informed that, it perhaps has to do with the lense of the player, it may need total changing. Whatever it is the problem, I guess it has to pack up finally before I make effort to either repair it or change it entirely.
I have loads of unwatched DVDs as a result of this problem. FRIENDS, 24 and LOST are still pending on my shelves. Pondering..................
I have loads of unwatched DVDs as a result of this problem. FRIENDS, 24 and LOST are still pending on my shelves. Pondering..................
Crying over a spilt milk
I felt like writing today, but what to write about has eluded me. Then as I was on this quagmire, a friend of mine call as she always does, from the tone of her voice I knew instantly she is at it again. Times without number I had always encourage her to face her problems by being strong, but being a woman she is, she is always breaking down at any slight of setbacks.
The truth is we all have ups and downs in life, and it is said that the way we manage to face the challenges actually is what life all about. Griefing over a problem or setbacks can never and would never solve our problem, but will only disturb us from taken action. I told her to think back at each time she has break down and cried over her problems, whether those crying ever solve her problem, I therefore encourage her to always tell herself each time she is down that, this is her problem and she will never cry, and she will have to deal with it.
I guess these words of encouragement is surely doing so many things to her psyche, no wonder she is always better each time she spoke to me. Ever pause to ponder for once that each time we have something to make us feel low, it is extremely useless to cry unrelentlessly over such things, cry a little to relieve the tension, but always be strong to face the challenges.
The truth is we all have ups and downs in life, and it is said that the way we manage to face the challenges actually is what life all about. Griefing over a problem or setbacks can never and would never solve our problem, but will only disturb us from taken action. I told her to think back at each time she has break down and cried over her problems, whether those crying ever solve her problem, I therefore encourage her to always tell herself each time she is down that, this is her problem and she will never cry, and she will have to deal with it.
I guess these words of encouragement is surely doing so many things to her psyche, no wonder she is always better each time she spoke to me. Ever pause to ponder for once that each time we have something to make us feel low, it is extremely useless to cry unrelentlessly over such things, cry a little to relieve the tension, but always be strong to face the challenges.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Kanu Nwankwo's Hangouts for Footballers
I read this in the Nigeria Daily Independence, and thought fellow bloggers could also learn about it. There is a in Victoria Island Lagos owned by the Portsmouth Striker and Nigeria Super Eagles Captain Kanu Nwankwo, the joint was said to be the hangouts of the Nigeria footballers each time they are in the country. Read more about it in this link
For those who could not get to the link, see the full story in the comments below.
Ever ponder what the name of the joint should be? PAPI is the name, coined from the nickname of the football star - Papillo.
For those who could not get to the link, see the full story in the comments below.
Ever ponder what the name of the joint should be? PAPI is the name, coined from the nickname of the football star - Papillo.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
The PDP Acronym
I read this in the Daily Guardian of today, and it is damn funny. Read along:-
Permanently Deaf President... President Disturbs Peace...Purely Draconian President... President Dupes the People... Permitting Dangerous Practices... President Deregulates Palaver... Parade of Deranged People... Particularly Dubious People... President's Dummies and Puppets... Power Destroys Passionately... Progressively Despotic President... Poorly Democratic Pile... Politicians Daft on Purpose... People Destroying Panthers... Painstakingly Disseminating Poverty... Perfectly Deranged Party...
Permanently Deaf President... President Disturbs Peace...Purely Draconian President... President Dupes the People... Permitting Dangerous Practices... President Deregulates Palaver... Parade of Deranged People... Particularly Dubious People... President's Dummies and Puppets... Power Destroys Passionately... Progressively Despotic President... Poorly Democratic Pile... Politicians Daft on Purpose... People Destroying Panthers... Painstakingly Disseminating Poverty... Perfectly Deranged Party...
People Devouring Politicians... Psychologically Deluded Pack... Publicly Disgraced People... People Demanding Psychiatrists... Pioneers of Decadent Politics.
Perpetually Destructive Pestilence... Primitively Dignified Pigs... Professors of Devilish Policies... Permanently Delivering Poverty... Preferring Disease for the People... Plainly Dishonest Pack... Penchant for Detrimental Practices...Playing Dangerous Pranks... Possibilities of Disasters Persist... Poisonously Decimating Policies...
Pharaoh + Deceit = President... Plainly Demented People... Parade of Dunces and Predators... Pot-bellied Descendants of Plunderers... Powerfully Debased Potentates... Party Dancing with Perdition... Precisely Destroyed Pack... People Displaying Pride... Patiently Devouring Parasites...
Persistently Deceiving President... Plainly Defective Personalities... Papa Doubles Poverty... Pensioners don't Deserve Payment... Pounding the Dough of Problems...
Processing Difficulties for People... Properly Distributing Poverty... Persistently Disastrous Party... Perpetually Destructive Perspective... Politicians Dedicated to Plundering... Proscribing Decency in Politics... Perfectly Dangerous People...
Pledging Disorder for Politics... Pinnacle of Dire Perversion... Prevention is Dreadful than the Problem... Putting Democracy in Pieces... Pacing in Deadly Paths... Pervasively Devilish Platoons... Parade of Discredited Politicians... People Dancing Palongo... Proudly Demented Pack... Peopled with Disgusting People... Processing the Drift to Peril... Piously Devoted Pharisees... Pastors of Dubious Parishes... Preschoolers Drooling Phlegm... Perverts, Dictators and Prowlers... Pack of Disgraceful Psycophants... Plentiful Disaster Persists... Pledging Disease for the Public... Profusely Donating Privation... Putting Dindinrin in Power... Pursuing Demonic Policies... Privatisation, Draining our Purses... Petroleum Deregulation Pitiless...Punishing the Disabled and Pensioners...
Punishing Different Peoples...Plenty Doses of Pain... Perennially Divulging Pestilence... Preparing Disaster for the Populace... Panorama of Desolation and Poverty... Phoney Devotion to Progress... Pretended Dedication to Progress... Phobia for Due Process... Public Display by Prostitutes... Protagonists of Decadent Politics... Psychosis Driven Party...
Phobias Diverse in the President... Psychopaths Directly in Power... Politicians Destroyed by the People... Populace Disgruntled by the Psychopaths... Please Disband PDP... People Demand Progress... Pogrom Day Prowls... Painstakingly Designing the Perdition... Plotting the Disaster in Private... Paying Due Price... People Demolish Power... PDP Dies Permanently...President Dethroned by the Populace... President Destroyed Publicly... Put Democrats in Power!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
High Expectations - When and For how long?
The above topic was inspired by my last post, which has earned me bashing from 2 fellow bloggers, I bet a lot more are still coming. Their vituperations are long awaited though, because of my own perspectives of weighing Nigeria scenarios differs in a long way with lots of bloggers on the net. Having said this, when and for how long would the intellects of our country continue to rule this country from far away, all by being among the elites that criticise the government, believing that nothing comes out of the government of the day. One funny thing is that, one outgoing government is always worse than any incoming government according to the manner of criticism coming out from them, I was jolted the other day, when I read it somewhere, where somone was even proving that Abacha days are even better than Obasanjo regime, can you believe that?
The truth however is that, Nigeria has a long way to go, and no matter how we progress on the journey today, we are learning, and we will continue to learn. There are so many thing that is wrong with this country, any little achievement should be encouraged, less we all have to abandon this country and criticise anything about it from a far - outside the country.
The further truth is that, even if some of us doing the criticism today were privilege to be in the helm of affairs today, others will also criticise us by pointing out the evil in our government.
Like Akin replied in his blog, our high expectations posture had actually earned us the best in Africa since independence, it has given us the best man to rule us since independence and it has also prevent some cabal to rule us even though we prefer Abiola in 1992, Gani Fawehinmi in 2003 and Pat Utomi in 2007. Our high expectations posture has even make the likes of Akin to blog from outside the country (I hope I am right) and criticising the government from diaspora.
What is on ground now is the real Nigeria, tell me who has succeeded in sterring its course away from low expectations to your Akin's high expectations since Independence. I live in real Nigeria, and i dare say, I live with it.
Like I always said elsewhere in my blog, the best way to fight for Akin's seeming mirage high expectations in this country, is to join the system and fight within, if we cant fight them, join them. If we fight for this 'high expectations' till thy kingdom come, those who had made us do with low expectations will continue to have their way, while leaving us to expect the 'high expectations' and probably transfer the expectations to our next generations.
So, I ponder again, When and for how long will this 'high expectations' come? Perhaps Akin had a good answer.
So Like I said yesterday, the election observers/monitoring group should shut up, less they ignite more trouble for us with their utterances, I guess this is the best Nigeria could afford as an election giving what is on ground compare to their own country where everything seems perfect, no wonder Nigerians migrate to their countries. I stand by my write-up and I hasten to add that, everyone is entitled to his own opinion, Akin and Imnakoya inclusive.
The truth however is that, Nigeria has a long way to go, and no matter how we progress on the journey today, we are learning, and we will continue to learn. There are so many thing that is wrong with this country, any little achievement should be encouraged, less we all have to abandon this country and criticise anything about it from a far - outside the country.
The further truth is that, even if some of us doing the criticism today were privilege to be in the helm of affairs today, others will also criticise us by pointing out the evil in our government.
Like Akin replied in his blog, our high expectations posture had actually earned us the best in Africa since independence, it has given us the best man to rule us since independence and it has also prevent some cabal to rule us even though we prefer Abiola in 1992, Gani Fawehinmi in 2003 and Pat Utomi in 2007. Our high expectations posture has even make the likes of Akin to blog from outside the country (I hope I am right) and criticising the government from diaspora.
What is on ground now is the real Nigeria, tell me who has succeeded in sterring its course away from low expectations to your Akin's high expectations since Independence. I live in real Nigeria, and i dare say, I live with it.
Like I always said elsewhere in my blog, the best way to fight for Akin's seeming mirage high expectations in this country, is to join the system and fight within, if we cant fight them, join them. If we fight for this 'high expectations' till thy kingdom come, those who had made us do with low expectations will continue to have their way, while leaving us to expect the 'high expectations' and probably transfer the expectations to our next generations.
So, I ponder again, When and for how long will this 'high expectations' come? Perhaps Akin had a good answer.
So Like I said yesterday, the election observers/monitoring group should shut up, less they ignite more trouble for us with their utterances, I guess this is the best Nigeria could afford as an election giving what is on ground compare to their own country where everything seems perfect, no wonder Nigerians migrate to their countries. I stand by my write-up and I hasten to add that, everyone is entitled to his own opinion, Akin and Imnakoya inclusive.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Election Monitoring/Observer Group should shut up
I had always felt a jolt in my stomach each time this election monitoring/observer group open their mouth to condemn our election. What always come to my mind is, do they actually observe the election from Nigerian perspectives?
The fact that election actually held is enough to say, the INEC had did their best. For God's sake, they cant compare their country with Nigeria, there are so many things in this country that is not working perfect compare to the country they came from, this election is not an exception. Besides, there is no election that is perfect anywhere in the world.
We have tried our best by conducting an election that will see us transisting from one civilian government to another, we want to see it through. Whoever that ponder along with me on this, should help add a voice that they should shut up.
The fact that election actually held is enough to say, the INEC had did their best. For God's sake, they cant compare their country with Nigeria, there are so many things in this country that is not working perfect compare to the country they came from, this election is not an exception. Besides, there is no election that is perfect anywhere in the world.
We have tried our best by conducting an election that will see us transisting from one civilian government to another, we want to see it through. Whoever that ponder along with me on this, should help add a voice that they should shut up.
My Vote Counts
I voted for Umar Yar'Adua in the last Presidential election, and from the result released so far, just like I anticipates, indicates that my vote actually counts.
The truth is, a lot of people stayed away from this election, and I felt have they participated, it could have make a difference. At the polling station, those that we queue together with, have different story to tell about the way they will vote. While some of them believed that PDP had failed us as a party, they insist they will vote for PDP so that their vote counts at the end of the day since it is evident from the last Governorship election, that PDP will surely win going by the pattern of voting.
There are some who still vote in their preferred candidates, but still insinuates that, they know very well that, their candidate will not win. To me, those constitutes the real electorates. Contesting in an election is not all about winning, it is sometimes a test ground to see how far one can go in an election. Had it been everyone came out and cast their vote according to their conscience, it will be a yardstick for the candidates to determine their next step in the next election.
Ever ponder what goes on in the minds of electorates when casting votes, well, in my own case, I voted for PDP and my mind kept pondering whether this time around, Yar'Adua will get it right.
The truth is, a lot of people stayed away from this election, and I felt have they participated, it could have make a difference. At the polling station, those that we queue together with, have different story to tell about the way they will vote. While some of them believed that PDP had failed us as a party, they insist they will vote for PDP so that their vote counts at the end of the day since it is evident from the last Governorship election, that PDP will surely win going by the pattern of voting.
There are some who still vote in their preferred candidates, but still insinuates that, they know very well that, their candidate will not win. To me, those constitutes the real electorates. Contesting in an election is not all about winning, it is sometimes a test ground to see how far one can go in an election. Had it been everyone came out and cast their vote according to their conscience, it will be a yardstick for the candidates to determine their next step in the next election.
Ever ponder what goes on in the minds of electorates when casting votes, well, in my own case, I voted for PDP and my mind kept pondering whether this time around, Yar'Adua will get it right.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Virginia Tech Rampage - A Christian Extremist?
A gunman massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history Monday, cutting down his victims in two attacks two hours apart before the university could grasp what was happening and warn students. Officials identified Cho Seung-Hui, 23, as the gunman in Monday's shooting rampage on Virginia Tech's campus. He killed 32 and then took his own life.
If the shooter was to be a muslim, he would have been branded a muslim extremist, or that he commit the act on religious ground.
It point to another reason, where the US Gun laws need a quick review. Ever pause to ponder that you may not be able to stop a lunatics from going on killing sprees, but armed citizens can keep the body count down.
Nigerian elite society attitude to election
I was reading the above caption in the Web Poll of Nigerian Guardian, and I was impressed with the opinion of Paul Mosi, so much that I decided to reproduced it below.
We should stop decieving ourselves, 80% of Nigerian electorate belong to the non-self willed who will collect as low as N500 and vote for who gave the money. The elite like you reading and myself form only 20% of the electorate. Guess what! Only half of these elites votes. When asked why, you hear all kinds of different reasons. But this other 80% will stay with the long queue in polling stations to vote. Democracy is a game of number not by the amount of grammar we can write on the pages of newspaper.
The fundamental problem with our society is the decay of our system all atributed to poverty. I still believe "Good name is better than riches".
In Nigeria, "Riches is better than good name". Irrespective of how you get the money, money is money.
95% of these politicians (for or against) are money (not necessarily power becos power will give them access to our money) bags who want to loot the treasury of these nation.
Again, lets listen to ourselves when we write. EFCC is Economic and Financial Crime Commission. EFCC has no duty at preventing election rigging on an election day.
Our "so called leaders" are products of our society. We have a societal problem !!! You don't solve a problem from the head, you start from the very root.
I could not agreed less to the above opinion. A lot of elite like us that do a lot of criticism of government action hardly vote during the period of election.
Has anyone pause to ponder that perhaps much of criticism is what the elite can show in this dispensation, instead of actually participating to change the system. I am of the opinion that joining the winning party, PDP and try to change their orientation should be the next thing, if you cant beat them, join them.
We should stop decieving ourselves, 80% of Nigerian electorate belong to the non-self willed who will collect as low as N500 and vote for who gave the money. The elite like you reading and myself form only 20% of the electorate. Guess what! Only half of these elites votes. When asked why, you hear all kinds of different reasons. But this other 80% will stay with the long queue in polling stations to vote. Democracy is a game of number not by the amount of grammar we can write on the pages of newspaper.
The fundamental problem with our society is the decay of our system all atributed to poverty. I still believe "Good name is better than riches".
In Nigeria, "Riches is better than good name". Irrespective of how you get the money, money is money.
95% of these politicians (for or against) are money (not necessarily power becos power will give them access to our money) bags who want to loot the treasury of these nation.
Again, lets listen to ourselves when we write. EFCC is Economic and Financial Crime Commission. EFCC has no duty at preventing election rigging on an election day.
Our "so called leaders" are products of our society. We have a societal problem !!! You don't solve a problem from the head, you start from the very root.
I could not agreed less to the above opinion. A lot of elite like us that do a lot of criticism of government action hardly vote during the period of election.
Has anyone pause to ponder that perhaps much of criticism is what the elite can show in this dispensation, instead of actually participating to change the system. I am of the opinion that joining the winning party, PDP and try to change their orientation should be the next thing, if you cant beat them, join them.
Prayer & Goodluck can save Nigeria
Prayer and Goodluck is a strong combination that can save Nigeria, and going by this two, the PDP Presidential Candidate Alh Umaru Yar'Adua and his Running Mate Dr Jonathan Goodluck are a perfect example. So, what is in a name? Yar'Adua whatever it means sounded Arabic, and I can authoritatively deduced from that name that 'Adua' in the name means prayer in Arabic. Goodluck on the other hand is what every individual, corporate body, nation and continent needs to achieve success.
There is no gainsaying that God Himself has ordained the candidacy of Yar'Adua and Jonathan Goodluck come this forthcoming Presidential election. While we continue to pray and seek luck to see us through the promise land. If elected, Yar'Adua will be the first graduate to rule this country since Independence, and no doubt, we will see the difference.
So come this saturday, my vote is for PDP, I would not want to waste my vote, I am voting in the winning party, and am voting a combination of Prayer and Goodluck, same that I need in my life.
Has anyone pause to ponder that Prayer and Goodluck is very essential in life occurences? Seek it.
There is no gainsaying that God Himself has ordained the candidacy of Yar'Adua and Jonathan Goodluck come this forthcoming Presidential election. While we continue to pray and seek luck to see us through the promise land. If elected, Yar'Adua will be the first graduate to rule this country since Independence, and no doubt, we will see the difference.
So come this saturday, my vote is for PDP, I would not want to waste my vote, I am voting in the winning party, and am voting a combination of Prayer and Goodluck, same that I need in my life.
Has anyone pause to ponder that Prayer and Goodluck is very essential in life occurences? Seek it.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Obasanjo and Powerful Toes
Now that it is just a matter time before the President leave the office, I have always hold the belief that he did his best, and in fact that his best is even better than what any of us could muster if we are to be in his shoe.
In the course of being the number one citizens, and in carrying out his work, he had stepped on toes, and indeed powerful toes, some of which has earn him adversaries and make his second term in office unpopular. Some of the toes he stepped on has rubbished his achievement in the last 8 years as if he did not achieve anything.
One thing for sure is that, there are instances where he has to take some decisions as the chief helmsman, and in the best interest of the people he governed, but will entails some sacrifices, and such sacrifices will take its toil on the masses, so much that he get more enemies. Perhaps, if he has limits his tenure to only 4 years, people would perhaps still be agitating that he should come back to rule us again.
Below is a list of toes that Obasanjo had stepped on, feel free to add in the comments, if you feel the list is not exhaustive.
In the course of being the number one citizens, and in carrying out his work, he had stepped on toes, and indeed powerful toes, some of which has earn him adversaries and make his second term in office unpopular. Some of the toes he stepped on has rubbished his achievement in the last 8 years as if he did not achieve anything.
One thing for sure is that, there are instances where he has to take some decisions as the chief helmsman, and in the best interest of the people he governed, but will entails some sacrifices, and such sacrifices will take its toil on the masses, so much that he get more enemies. Perhaps, if he has limits his tenure to only 4 years, people would perhaps still be agitating that he should come back to rule us again.
Below is a list of toes that Obasanjo had stepped on, feel free to add in the comments, if you feel the list is not exhaustive.
- In Abuja, FCT Minister demolition of houses has left a lot of people homeless
- Ban on importation of certain items
- Limiting the age grade of vehicles into Nigeria water to 8 years
- Continue incaceration of Al-Mustapha, Bamaiyi and others
- NAFDAC efficient performance of their duties
- EFCC efficiency in fighting corruption and allied matters
- Face off with Vice President Atiku Abubakar
- Witholding of Council funds in Lagos state
- Kidnapping of foreign nationals in Niger Delta
- Sabottaging of PHCN, leading to incessant power outage
- Lack of good roads, due to lack of constant maintenance culture
- Decamping, Expulsion of some members of PDP
- Alleged Third term agenda
- Blocking of some Senators from picking the party ticket for second term.
- PDP domination of most state of federation during poll
Double Standard (2)
Now that the Supreme court has ruled that INEC has no power to disqualify candidate contesting election in Nigeria, let us examine the implications of the ruling. What it is however not clear is whether the ruling includes that INEC also dont have power to verify and screen candidates.
That being said, it goes on to show that, all the categories of people stated in the constitution that are not eligible to contest election in Nigeria cannot be disqualify by INEC, except the disqualification come through the court. By a layman's interpretation, it means INEC has to take candidates it wishes to disqualify to court until the court disqualify them. Going by these scenarios, it means that those who are suffering insanity, even though we all know they are still needs to be taken to court for disqualifications, same goes with a non indigene of this country especially a white man, that we all know is not a Nigerian. Just like the learned SAN Chief Gani Fawehinmi said, I also dont agree with this ruling, it is political in nature and will not stand the test of time.
Has anyone pause to ponder how our newspaper publish sensational stories of any of Atiku's triumph in the daily compare to that of the President? A double standard you will agree wth me, dont you?
That being said, it goes on to show that, all the categories of people stated in the constitution that are not eligible to contest election in Nigeria cannot be disqualify by INEC, except the disqualification come through the court. By a layman's interpretation, it means INEC has to take candidates it wishes to disqualify to court until the court disqualify them. Going by these scenarios, it means that those who are suffering insanity, even though we all know they are still needs to be taken to court for disqualifications, same goes with a non indigene of this country especially a white man, that we all know is not a Nigerian. Just like the learned SAN Chief Gani Fawehinmi said, I also dont agree with this ruling, it is political in nature and will not stand the test of time.
Has anyone pause to ponder how our newspaper publish sensational stories of any of Atiku's triumph in the daily compare to that of the President? A double standard you will agree wth me, dont you?
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