"COMMITPHOBIA"

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY IT IS EASIER FOR A WOMAN TO COMMIT THAN FOR A MAN TO COMMIT,IT IS LIKE OUR MEN ARE PLAGUED WITH "COMITPHOBIA",MEN ARE VERY SPECIAL CREATURES ,ALWAYS WILLING TO REACH OUT AND GIVE ALL BUT WHEN THEY SMELL COMMITMENT THEY RUN FOR DEAR LIFE.

IT IS AMAZING HOW THEY DO IT,ONE MINUTE THEY HANG ON TO A LADY FOR DEAR LIFE AND THE NEXT THEY ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND,I REMEMBER A BOOK I READ TITLED' MEN ARE FROM MARS ,WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS.A MAN USES HIS ENERGY AND RESOURCES TO WOO A LADY ,AND THE MINUTE SHE LETS HER GUARDS DOWN HE LOSES INTEREST, I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT GOES ON IN THE MINDS OF THESE MEN,SERIOUSLY, AM BAFFLED.

LIFE IS LIKE A RACE

A RACE CALLED "ERE IJE" IN MY MOTHER TONGUE MAKES LIFE EASIER TO DESCRIBE.

THERE ARE TIMES YOU RUN AHEAD WHILE OTHERS TAG ALONG,AND TIMES WHERE YOU ARE BEHIND,IT IS WHEN YOU ARE BEHIND THAT IS MORE DIFFICULT

YOU TRY HARD TO CATCH UP WITH THOSE YOU STARTED THE RACE WITH AND SOMETIMES,THERE IS AN OBSTACLE ON THE WAY YOU CANT JUST SEEM TO MOVE AHEAD OF IT,MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO MOVE,YOU FEEL TRAPPED ,GASPING FOR BREATH AND STILL HOPING,JUST HOPING THAT MAYBE YOU CAN STILL CATCH UP WITH OTHERS,SOMETIMES YOU WIN THE RACE,SOMETIMES YOU DONT.

730 days ago

730 days you walked into my life and made all the difference,

you came in when i least expected and you were someone i never even thought was going to last,yet i held my breath and i hoped for the best,

and you have being there all along always holding my hand and cheering me on ,

telling me all will be well,even when i feel choked and am gasping for air ,you have helped me breath.Indeed you are my best friend,and you have made all the difference.Thank you

butterflies in my stomach

Yesterday was just like any other day for me,it was suppose to be a normal day with no stress,but here i am at the moment feeling all the anxiety in the world,am going to sing in front of a crowd tomorrow,i really cannot believe it,it is amazing how you don't plan for things and they just happen,well to tomorrow is the day,i get to sing in front of people for twenty minutes!

The butterflies is my stomach wont just let me breath ,i feel so scared!.........................somebody please help me before i faint.lol

DEAR FRIEND FOR A DAY

DEAR FRIEND FOR A DAY,

AS FAITH WOULD HAVE IT,

I SPENT A COUPLE OF HOURS WITH YOU THAT FAITHFUL DAY,

THOUGH IT WAS A SAD LONG DAY,I CHERISH THOSE MOMENTS,

IT WAS JUST THE TWO OF US AT THE TABLE BEARING OUR HEART,

LAUGHING TOGETHER,YEAH! THOSE WERE THE MOMENT,LASTED FOR MOMENTS BUT FOR ME IT MEANT FOREVER.

BEFORE TONIGHT WE WERE STRANGERS,NEVER EVEN KNEW YOUR NAME.

BUT AFTER THAT DAY WE WERE NO LONGER STRANGERS WE BECAME SOUL MATES,BUT THAT WAS ALL WE COULD SHARE TOGETHER BECAUSE THE NEXT DAY

WE WERE GOING BACK TO THE WAY WE WERE STRANGERS TO THE WORLD BUT FRIENDS IN OUR HEARTS , WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT AFTER THAT DAY,A LOT HAD CHANGED .

THE NEXT DAY I WATCHED YOU WALK OUT OF THE DOOR ,

GOING BACK TO A WORLD YOU TRULY BELONG TO , A WORLD I

WOULD NEVER BE PART OF.

SAVE OUR CITIES FROM GLOBAL WARMING

HELP OUR CITIES

THE SAME DAY I POSTED ON MY BLOG HOW I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT VENICE AND EXPLORE THE BEAUTIFUL CITY,I READ SOMEWHERE ABOUT SEVEN MAJOR CITIES THAT ARE SINKNG DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING,ITS IRONIC,WOULD'NT YOU SAY,THE SAME DAY I MADE MY LOVE KNOWN ABOUT VENICE,I MADE A SHOCKING DISCOVERY THAT WOULD DETERMINE IF VENICE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR ME TO VISIT,ACCORDING TO MY SOURCE VENICE HAS SUNK OVER A FOOT IN THE PAST HUNDRED YEARS,WHILE

WATER LEVEL RISES CONSIDERABLE,MY SOURCE ALSO CONFRIMS THAT EXPERTS CLAIM THAT BEAUTIFUL CITY VENICE MIGHTY EVENTAUALLY BE MOVED IN ORDER TO SAVE THE CITY.

THIS IS SAD AND AT THE SAME TIME AMAZING,ONE WONDERS WHY WE WOULD CLOSE OUR EYES AND LET OUR WORLD BE COSUMED RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES,

ITS TRUE THAT THE WORLD HAS BECOME A GLOBAL VILLAGE AND WE ARE NO LONGER LIMITED BY PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES,OUR WORLD IS GETTING SMALLER YET OUR PROLEMS ARE GETTING BIGGER.

THIS IS A CRY FOR HELP,LETS SAVE OUR CITIES,I LIVE IN A SMALL CITY OF LAGOS NIGERIA,LAGOS IS JUST THREE METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL,AND FEAR GRIPS

MY HEART WHEN I IMAGINE A NIGERIA WITHOUT LAGOS,OR CAN U IMAGINE ITALY WITHOUT VENICE? INTERESTINGLY THESE TWO CITIES HAVE ONE MAJOR THING IN COMMON,WATER.

THESE ARE SHOCKING REALITIES OF GLOBAL WARMING,WE MUST HELP SAVE LAGOS(WHERE I LIVE),AND VENICE(WHERE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMEDAY).

LETS SAVE OUR PLANET.LETS PUT AN END TO GLOBAL WARMING

OLUSEYI

VENICE THROUGH MY EYES !

I HAVE BEEN ASKED SEVERAL TIMES WHERE I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT IF AM GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AND EXPLORE THE WORLD AROUND ME,AND FOR ME VENICE COMES TO MIND,I HAVE NEVER VISITED VENICE AND I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT HAS BEEN TO VENICE,BUT FOR ME IT SEEMS I AM FASCINATED BY THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF VENICE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE OTHER BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE WORLD.

IT S AMAZING HOW YOU FEEL SO MUCH CONNECTION TO A PLACE YOU HAVE NEVER VISITED,WELL...I GUESS IT S THE HUMAN MIND ,YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH PLACES YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE PART OF,AND WHEN YOU FINALLY GET TO SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL PLACE IT FEELS LIKE A HOMECOMING.

I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING VENICE THROUGH THE EYES OF OTHERS THROUGH VIDEOS AND PICTURES,BUT I NEED TO SEE VENICE IN ALL ITS BEAUTY AND SPLENDOR THROUGH MY MY OWN EYES ,I WANT TO EXPERIENCE FIRST HAND THE FRESHNESS OF VENICE WATERS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING THIS A REALITY SOMEDAY.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO VENICE? WHY DON'T YOU SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH ME,LETS SEE VENICE THROUGH YOUR EYES AND LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS ON MY BLOG.

OLUSEYI

THE VOICE

THE VOICE

It had been a long and painful day for him, his mother was ill and doctors says she might not pull through, sitting right there beside the hospital bed where his mother was lying, he knew it was only a matter of time before she finally slips away from him forever, he loves his mother very much, he hardly calls her mother instead he fondly calls her erinmi which means my laughter, it had always been both of them, the relationship between both of them was more than that of mother and son, they were more like siblings and he could not just imagine life without her.

He was very angry with himself because there was nothing he could do to stop this from happening, then he remembered what his mother told him that whenever he was in the eye of the storm and the world was against him, that he should just take a minute from all the madness around him and feel the wind against his face and then he would know that she was right there beside him, even closer than the wind.

Finally…..she wakes up, struggling to keep her eyes open she knew it was only a matter of time, she wanted to look at the gift God had given her ,her precious boy who had grown into a fine young man .Erinola takes along hard look at her son, oh! How she loves him, she thought, the look on her sons face made her made her shiver but she was scared not because she was afraid of dying but she was afraid of the kind of man she was leaving behind because the look on her sons face was that of a angry, bitter young man, Erinola knowing that time was not on her side and with no strength to utter any word, Erinola found solace in praying to her God that her son would find someday find a voice that would lead him to a place of forgiveness, and with that prayer in her heart erinola went home.

The death of his mother was a major blow for him, his heart heavy with grief, he committed erinola to mother earth ,he couldn’t even afford a decent burial and that even angered him more, his dear erinola was gone, several though ran through his mind to him but nothing could comfort him not even the words erinola had spoken to him while she was still alive, he would never forget her smile, her cheerfulness and how she brought laughter to the lives of people around her even when it seems the world was on hers shoulders, erinola always had something to laugh or sing about, no wonder she was called Erinmi.

Despite all these He never shed a single tear and that was how he left his mother’s graveside an angry, bitter man with the burden of unforgiveness in his heart.

Caring for anyone was a thing of the past for him, the only one who meant the world to him was finally gone and there was nothing he could do about it, he sat down on the little bed he used to share with his mother and he stared into the space for a very long time, the old radio which could be classified as the only luxury in the house a soft soothing song played from the radio, but he wasn’t paying attention, but suddenly the music stopped and a the voice of a woman began to announce that Sertia had join in the war against Ferban,the other allies of Sertia had been on the battlefield for about four months now, in order to rescue the people of Ferban from the clutches of its mini god who had made been in power for about thirty years now and had become paranoid by hanging on to power, any opposition to Kellers murderous regime was unacceptable, Kellers troop had invaded Sertias borders yesterday because Sertia president had openly condemned kellers murderous rule , the president was calling in for young able men to come and join in the war against Keller, recruitment had started and at that very statement by the newscaster he lifted his head, he knew this was the very opportunity he needed to get away from every pain he had, with excitement burning in his blood, he knew he couldn’t miss this for the world ,he took the little belongings he had in a back pack, steeped out of the dark little room, he set out for the adventure that would change his life forever, promising himself never to set his foot on Lafia again a town that caused him so much pain, and without a word to anybody he set out.

The ride out of the town was a bumpy one for him, just like his life has been bumpy all the way, it felt good to be finally out of a place that held him captive for a long time, his father had been a very wealthy man who sought solace in the arms of numerous women, his precious mother erinmi had been a gift to his father at the age of thirteen, erinmi’s parents had seen it has a privileged to give their daughter out in marriage to the rich and famous Adio, but Erinmi days were numbered in Adio’s house has she was the only one who gave Adio a male child, the other wives in their jealousy soon saw to it that Erinmi’s life was unbearable in her husband house, the death of Adio when he was at a tender age finally served as a clue For Erimi to leave her husband’s house afterwards life became even more unbearable for her.

The ride stretched on forever, until he felt a tap on his shoulders, and the beaming face of a young man looked at him with so much love and that really made him uncomfortable, the looks were just like his mother’s and he really was not ready for anyone to look at him that way, not even this young man by his side in the ride.

TO BE CONTINUED........................

THE AFRICAN CHLD LIVES IN THE SHADOW OF HIMSELF EVERYDAY……

IS THERE HOPE FOR THE AFRICAN CHILD?WOULD THERE BE A RESUE FOR HIS SOUL?OR WOULD THEY CONTINUE LIKE THIS?

EVEN IF HE RUNS TO THE SHORES OF THE WORLD,IT WOULD NEVER CHANGE WHO HE REALLY IS OR CHANGE WHERE HE COMES.

WOULD BEING IN A FOREIGN LAND CHANGE THE LIFE OF HIS BROTHERS AT HOME?WOULD IT PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLES?WOULD IT TAKE CARE OF THEM WHEN THEY ARE ILL?WOULD IT CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOREVER?

THEN HE ASKED HIMSELF IF HE COULD FIGHT A BATTLE BEHIND THE WALLS OF THE BATTLEFIELD?I DON’T THINK SO!

OLUSEYI

A WORLD I USED TO BE PART OF

I remember I world I used to be part of, a world that thought me to be strong, to be bold and never to give up on my dreams no matter what, it was a world that thought me courage and determination, it gave me a heart, a heart that keeps believing when there is nothing to believe in, a dream so different from everything around me. It’s a world where satisfaction is the key word. Wish I could describe every bit of it but even my imagination cannot grasp every bit of it. It’s awesome, beautiful and sometimes I ask myself if it could ever be true, then I remember the story of a young lady who wanted to be a writer, and then she wrote and wrote until her dreams became a reality, although these dream almost slipped through her fingers, she never gave up.

Do you have a dream? Then you are just like me, still believing and looking forward to something better, then you must never give up on what you have on the inside of you, because I am not giving up on mine, I know someday my dreams will become a reality, when they do I will be right back writing and telling you how my dreams came to be.

NIGERIA

NIGERIA

EVERYTIME I WANT TO PICK UP A PEN AND WRITE ABOUT MY COUNTRY,ITS WITH SO MUCH PAIN,IT HURT SO MUCH THAT IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES,IT HURTS BECAUSE ITS LIKE WE ARE GOING ROUND IN CYCLES.

EVERYDAY I PRAY FOR A MIRACLE FOR NIGERIA,I DON’T WANT TO BE LIKE A “DEPRIVED CRITIC” WHINING ABOUT HOW OUR LEADERS HAVE STOLEN MONEY AND CARTED THEM AWAY TO A FOREING LAND,SOMEONE ONCE SAID WE ARE NOT POOR BUT AM TEMPTED TO SAY HE IS WRONG, OUR ROADS ARE BAD,OUR HOSPITALS ARE ILL-EQUIPED,OUR SCHOOLS ARE BEARLLY FUNCTIONING,SECURITY IS BEYOUND SURVIVAL,AND POWER SUPPLY IS HOPELESS.

I KNOW THESE ALL SOUND LIKE I AM WHINNING AND WALLOWING IN SELF-PITY BUT THIS IS MY HOME,THIS IS MY ROOTS ,SO I PICK UP MY SWORD,WHICH IS MY PEN AND I INTEND TO FIGHT WITH A DIFFERNCE,TO BE OPEN-MINDED AND NOT BE LIKE A CRITIC THOSE WORDS ARE SPALSHED ON THE PAGES OF OUR DAILIES WITH NO REAL SOLUTION.

I WANT BRING TO THE TABLE SOLUTIONS,SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS THAT COULD HELP BRING HOPE AND RESTORATIO TO OUR HOMELAND,I CANT DO THIS ALONE SO I NEED EVERYONE THAT BELIEVES IN THESE NATION TO SEND IN THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND LETS MAKE A DIFFERNCE.

SOMEONE TO COME HOME TO-

SOMEONE TO COME HOME TO-

EVERYONE NEEDS SOMEONE TO COME HOME TO IN AN UNFRIENDLY WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE SELFISH AND TRYING TO PULL THEMSELVES UP AT THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER.

A WORLD WHERE YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND YOU DON’T LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY,BUT IN THE MIDST OF TRAILS ,TROUBLES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS,THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE TO COME HOME TO,ALL THE PAINS AND TEARS OF A LONG,HARD DAY DISSAPPEARS,IT IS EVEN MORE BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE ALWAYS THERE TO SHARE YOUR MOMENTS WHETHER GOOD OR BAD.

WHO IS THIS SOMEONE YOU CANT WAIT TO SEE AT THE END OF A LONG HARD DAY?IS IT YOUR WIFE, HUSBAND,BROTHER ,SISTER,FRIEND,MOTEHR OF FATHER?WHOEVER THEY ARE, THEY ARE CALLED FAMILY.THESE PEOPLE FILL THE VOIDS THAT NO OTHER PERSON CAN FILL.

DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO COME HOME TO? OR HAVE YOU LOCKED UP YOUR HEART TO PEOPLE WHO COULD ACTUALLY BE WAITING FOR YOU AT THE END OF THE DAY? WHATEVER IT IS MAKE SURE THAT YOU OPEN YOUR HEART TO SOMEONE ,LOVE AND CARE FOR SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO BE THAT SPECIAL PERSON YOU CAN ALWAYS COME HOME TO.

CLIMATE CHANGE

THE CLIMATE GETS HARSHER AND HOTTER EACH PASSING DAY, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE, AT THE SIGHT OF THE RAIN IT’S LIKE A NEW BABY HAS BEEN BORN ADDING TO OUR LONG AWAITED JOY.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE YET TO EXPERIENCE THE REAL HARSHNESS OF OUR WEATHER, WHY DON’T WE JUST PRAY FOR THE RAINS TO COME DOWN MIGHTLY ON US WITH ITS BLESSINGS.

I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I CAN’T WAIT FOR THESE SHOWERS OF BLESSING, BUT WILL THIS SHOWER BECOME A NIGHTMARE TO SOME WITH OUR UNCLEARED GUTTERS? WELL I LEAVE EVERYONE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN THEIR HEART.

FREEDOM! WAIT FOR ME

PROLOGUE-

TO EVERYONE WHO HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO LAUNCH OUT BEYOND THE ORDINARY AND LIVE OUT THEIR DREAMS BUT HAS OBLIGATIONS TUGGING AT THEM TO LOOK BACK.I TELL YOU TO FOLLOW YOUR HEARTS AND LIVE WITH NO REGRETS.

TODAY I LAUNCH OUT TO SEE THE REST OF THE WORLD NOT BECAUSE MY WORLD IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH BUT I CANNOT WAIT TO GRASP THE FREEDOM THAT LONG AWAIT ME ,SO I CRY OUT! “FREEDOM MY FRIEND PLEASE WAIT FOR ME, I CANT WAIT TO HOLD YOU FOREVER IN MY ARMS”

BUT FREEDOM SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING OUT OF MY GRASP,NOT BECAUSE I AM WEAK TO REACH OUT TO WHAT I TRULY WANT BUT BECAUSE SOMETHING KEEPS HOLDING ME TO MY ROOTS TELLING ME THIS IS WHERE TRUE FREEDOM LIES.

HOW DO I LIVE OUT MY DREAMS, IF I DON’T LAUNCH OUT TO THE WINDS CALLING OUT FOR ME,TELLING ME TO RISE UP AND EXPLORE THE WORLD WAITING FOR MY ARRIVAL,DO I STAY WITH THE FAMILIAR DUE TO LOYALTY TO MY ROOTS OR DO I LAUNCH OUT TO THE FOREIGN.

DO I LIVE THE DREAM SO DEAR TO MY HEART?OR SHOULD I HOLD ON TO A WORLD SO DEAR TO MY HEART,A WORLD THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF ME.

HOW DO I STAY WITH THE FAMILIAR AND NEVER LOOK WITHIN WITH REGRETS THINKING THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE FOR ME OUT THERE.

SIGNED-

OLUSEYI

AFRICAN CHILD

THE AFRICAN CHLD LIVES IN THE SHADOW OF HIMSELF EVERYDAY……IS THERE HOPE FOR THE AFRICAN CHILD,WOULD THERE BE A RESUE FOR HIS SOUL.SOMEDAY,BUT WOULD THERE CONTINUE LIKE THIS,EVEN IF HE RUNS TO THE SHORES OF THE WORLD,IT WOULD NEVER CHANGE WHO HE REALLY HIS OR CHANGE WHERE HE COMES,WOULD BEING IN A FOREING AND CHANGE THE LIFE OF HIS BROTHERS AT HOME?WOULD IT PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLE?WOULD IT TAKE CARE OF THEM WHEN THEY ARE ILL?WOULD IT CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOREVER?

THEN A CHILD TOLD HIM IF HIM IF HE COULD FIGHT A BATTLE BEHIND THE WALLS OF THE FIELD.CAN YOUU FIGHT BEHIND THE WALLS OF THE BATTLEFIELD.

OLUSEYI

AFRICA

IT ‘S AFRICA ,

IT’S OUR STORY,

IT’S OUR WORLD,

IT’S OUR UNANSWERED QUESTIONS,

IT’S OUR LIVES,

DESPITE ITS HURTS WE REMAIN STRONG, COURAGEOUS, BOLD AND WE SHINE,

WE ARE BEAUTIFUL DESPITE OUR DARK SKIN.

EVERYDAY WE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS AND WANDER WHERE THIS DESTINY WOULD LEAD US TO.

I T’S AFRICA,

IT IS “US” IT’S OUR NAME,

WE CARRY IT AROUND BECAUSE WE CAN’T RUN FROM WHO WE ARE MEANT TO BE.

PROJECT FAME

Mtn project fame is finally coming to an end, with six contestants left we can only wonder who the next Mtn star would be, the show has witnessed several ups and downs with the fire incidence that happened some weeks back forcing the organizers to change the venue of the live shows, another sad incidence that plagued this year’s project fame was the sad exit of Christian from Ghana due to health reasons, even with these sad event the Mtn project fame has not experienced a dull moment.

The 10 week long competition has features artistes like 2 face Idibia a.k.a two baba, the fabulous onyeka onwenu, Asa and popular music producer cobams. The show is expected to feature the very first winner of project fame West Africa Iyanya doing a duet with Tolu , while Weird M.C would be doing her popular IJOYA with Yetunde Omo Ibadan. This is something no one can afford to miss.

With this eventful edition of Mtn project fame west Africa, we can only keep our fingers crossed on who takes home what ,and who would eventually become the winner, would it be the Ghanaian Boy Kesse, Yetunde Omo Ibadan, small but mighty Chidinma ,Ochuko the Big boy, Tolu or Eyo.

With all the activities and preparation towards the end of the show, the contestants will definitely not let their fans down, at least to keep the votes coming in, my guess is these guys can only make the show hotter, and on who the next winner is, we can only wait and see.

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IS NATURE FIGHTING BACK?

LET'S HELP SAVE OUR WORLD BY NURTURING EVERY GIFT NATURE HAS TO OFFER.MAYBE IF WE HAD PLAYED OUR ROLES IN PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT SOME NATURAL DISASTERS WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

THIS GOES TO EVERY LIFE THAT WAS LOST

TO EVERY DISPLACED FAMILY

TO THE WOUNDED IN THE HAITI EARTQUAKE.

WE WILL MISS YOU.

SIGNED:

OLUSEYIFUNMI