There's a page created for my friend Iniobong Asuquo that lost her life on the Dana crash last Sunday. Even if you didn't know her, you can leave a word for her family. Her mum is hurting seriously. The link to the page is:
Your Memories of Iniobong Asuquo (December 19, 1989 - June 3, 2012) - Online Memorial Website
Showing posts with label memories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memories. Show all posts
Monday, June 11, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Memorialization: Remembering the victims of Dana Flight
Even if we could not stop what happened, we can keep the memories of these people alive forever. There's only so much our brains will remember after about a year. This can help us remember them forever.
Please visit http://www.mynewhitmanwrites.com/2012/06/so-we-do-not-forget.html for more information.
Friday, December 30, 2011
COUNTING MY BLESSINGS
COUNTING MY BLESSINGS
PLEASE READ TO THE END
You know that “highs and lows” that everybody does at the end of the year, I have never done it. Not because I don’t have, but because I have never thought it necessary. This year though, my story is different because 2011 has been a different year for me in the good sense of the word. So I’m not here to just talk, I’m here to count my blessings.
Where do I start from? Okay, Dec 31, 2010. That morning when I woke up, I knew there was a problem. You know that fear you feel that seems very physical like someone is grabbing your heart and squeezing? That was the kind of fear I felt. I felt it because I was so afraid of 2011. I wrote in my journal that morning “I’m afraid of 2011 and that’s the fact. I don’t know why and I know I can’t stop the days from moving into the New Year, but I’m really scared. Maybe because it’s a year of big things/big decisions for me and I’m afraid I might not live up to expectation or maybe because 2011 is a year of independence for me… I’m not excited, really, but I’m wishing positive. So in order to put things in perspective, here goes…”. now I’ve never been afraid of any year like this one, never, but somehow this year just came with fear. Well, now I’m at the end of the year and all I can say is 2011 has been one of my best years ever. Yes, it has!!!
First of all, this year, I graduated from uni. I know it might not be a big deal to some people, but considering all I went through between 2006 and 2011, it’s a massive thin g for me. At some point, around April, I was so sure I’ll be in school for an extra semester or something, you might ask me why, but honestly, I don’t know, but somehow, July 22, 2011, I graduated. If I’m not thankful to God for that, then I do’t know what else I should be thankful for.
As if that was not enough, between August and October, I got 2 jobs of my choice. Note that I had not even started NYSC then, but I got it anyway and yes I had to leave one for the other bla bla, but here I am, fully enjoying my job.
My grandma was 70 this year. It was an awesome party even though I had exams the following week. It was so good seeing most of my family members together all at once. I’m grateful for that.
2011, November 11 (11:11:11), I celebrated my birthday. This was not just any birthday, it was a special one. Independence birthday (if you know what I mean). Though the day was almost dampened by my call-up letter and all, it was still an awesome wonderful day. The “party” the Sunday after was the most special to me. I went with a couple of friends to visit some adorable children in an orphanage and here’s where I should say a big thank you to (Funmi, Bamise, Tayo, Dupe, Leke, Cyrus, Odunayo, Doyin, Tobi, Ayo, Isaac, etc etc) for making the day a beautiful one. Thank you guys, u were amazing. It was awesome!!! That’s where I’ll stop. To all the people that called, sent txts, pings, fb msgs, twitter mentions, bbm dedications etc. God bless you all, my day was full because of every one of you. Thank you.
I traveled Lag-Ibadan expressway nothing less than 15 times this year, there was a time I travelled 3 times in 2 days on that road and not for once did I have any issues. I even passed there as late as 9pm once, but God kept me. For this, I’m more than grateful. I know the number of people that die on the roads daily, but well, what can I say, I’m God’s favorite.
I’m not forgetting “The Small Print”, that book was nice! I’m not even going to start on again. If u haven’t read it, u are on a long thing.
Okay, so I got posted to Kogi state. I have a couple of friends from there, so it wasn’t so strange anyway, but still, the day I got to Kogi, I knew I was on my own. The whole place looked different and I was worried for a while. Fast forward to camp. Camp was awesome. I met very amazing people there and also very annoying people too, I learnt how to hustle and how to beg, I saw what it felt like to live in d jungle, I contested for miss ebony (no be say I black o, they were just looking 4 trouble, but it was a nice experience for me, I had mad fun), played volleyball. Yay!!!, experienced cold in a new dimension (that place was freezing. I don’t care if it was colder in other places, all I know is Kogi was terrible). So again, to all the people that made Kogi wonderful (Chioma, Bimbo, troublesome Anne, Solomon, Bosun, Bajo, Boye and co, my very own alhaja G’hyat, Dora, Baba Funto, Eniwo, etc etc ), thank you! I can’t say it enough. Anyway, I’m out of Kogi now for good. That is all.
Finally, this is December, all my fears are gone with the wind. The things I was most afraid of turned out to be the best for me.
I met amazing people this year, some not physically, others, physically, but all in all, they were wonderful people. So, once again, thank you to the following people and more: Uncle KD, Sisi Yemmie, Onome Okwah, Japheth Omojuwa, Ayokunle Adare, Seni Olorunfemi, Kunle Fadiora, and every other person that made this year wonderful, thank you. 2012 awaits y’all in grand style.
To my crazy twitter peeps (you know yourselves), you guys made this year fun. Thank you.
To Bisola Jolaoso; my partner in “crime”, mwah. Thank you for an amazing 2011. May we commit more “crimes” in 2012. Lol.
To all my friends, you know yourselves, thank you for the good times and the bad times. I love you guys with a passion. Thank you.
To all the other many people I can’t mention now for one reason or the other, thank you still. God bless.
To my family (I’m referring to just two people here), thank you guys! Fkay, you know u were wonderful this year, right? I’m so happy for all the progress you made. Please be nicer to me in 2012. Mwah!
To God, my author, I couldn’t have done this year without You. Thank You. I can’t say it enough. I can face 2012 without fear.
Okay, I’m tired and this post is getting too long. If I omitted your name, please contact me so I can add your name, but only if you know you made an impact in my life.
Oh, i found love this year. #thatisall
Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!!!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Denial Island
One month after my graduation and what do I have to show for it? What have I successfully achieved in the past one month? What difference have I made? What decisions have I taken? Who are the new people I have met or what extra steps have I taken to improve my present relationships? These thoughts weigh heavily on my mind even as I write(or type).
July 2011, all that was on my mind was graduation; to leave school and finally be able to raise my fist in the air and shout "Victory at last" and celebrate my freedom from what I saw as five years of emotional and mental torture popularly known as education. July 22, 2011, my supposed victory came and I proudly wore the heavy gown alongside my million-dollar smile; took all the pictures I could and spent the whole day and the rest of the weekend hugging and laughing with over a dozen people I had never even said hello to.
In the course of my sojourn through the wilderness of education, I learnt one profound thing, "Twenty friends cannot(and may I add will not and should not) play together for twenty years. I have this statement glued to my brain like the scar on my left hand, but there are times that things don't just make any sense to you at all or on the other hand, they sound like very clean statements to you so much that they do not hold any deeper meaning for you. I guess my situation is the latter. Now my friends are gone, by this I mean I can't wake up in the morning and shout their names across the floor or wait for them when it's time to attend lectures or sit with them and decide which bloke is best for who(if you are my classmate and you are reading this, we never really did this :) ) or talk to them whenever I have a problem. Even if I can do that by the numerous technologies we have today(BBM, FB, Twitter, calls, SMS, etc), there's a limit to that considering what Globacom will do to my pocket if I call an Airtel number for a long period of time. reality for me has finally sunk in and even though it took a long time, we all say "Better late than never".
I was listening to TY Bello's "The Future" and a statement stayed with me "The future is here" and indeed, the future is here. I may have had my life all figured out in pen and paper since I was a child, but it's time to pick up myself and put my right leg in front of my left, roll up my sleeves and get to work. It's time to leave the childish ways just like Apostle Paul did and face my future with enough tenacity to last me a lifetime. I should take responsibility for the little things and the big things, forget about past regrets and instead of dwelling on past failures or worrying about present circumstances or having such fear about the coming future, pick up the available resources and use them to my benefit.
Now though, one month has passed and though I know all these principles, I find it hard to apply them; not because I have forgotten them or because God has suddenly decided to abandon me, but because I'm afraid I have been exposed to this life too early. I have been released to face this life trusting no one but myself and God, I have been made to see the world as it truly is and deal with the issues that come with it as the grown woman the world expects me to be.
I can't deny that this task is daunting and I can't deny that the realities of this life make me want to run back into the hole of security that I'm coming from and stay there for the rest of my life. Though I can't run away from these intimidating truths, my denial does not make it less than the truth. I cannot, and will not deny or ignore the fact that my life has just begun and it's time to face it.
P.S: I hope this is conclusive enough
July 2011, all that was on my mind was graduation; to leave school and finally be able to raise my fist in the air and shout "Victory at last" and celebrate my freedom from what I saw as five years of emotional and mental torture popularly known as education. July 22, 2011, my supposed victory came and I proudly wore the heavy gown alongside my million-dollar smile; took all the pictures I could and spent the whole day and the rest of the weekend hugging and laughing with over a dozen people I had never even said hello to.
In the course of my sojourn through the wilderness of education, I learnt one profound thing, "Twenty friends cannot(and may I add will not and should not) play together for twenty years. I have this statement glued to my brain like the scar on my left hand, but there are times that things don't just make any sense to you at all or on the other hand, they sound like very clean statements to you so much that they do not hold any deeper meaning for you. I guess my situation is the latter. Now my friends are gone, by this I mean I can't wake up in the morning and shout their names across the floor or wait for them when it's time to attend lectures or sit with them and decide which bloke is best for who(if you are my classmate and you are reading this, we never really did this :) ) or talk to them whenever I have a problem. Even if I can do that by the numerous technologies we have today(BBM, FB, Twitter, calls, SMS, etc), there's a limit to that considering what Globacom will do to my pocket if I call an Airtel number for a long period of time. reality for me has finally sunk in and even though it took a long time, we all say "Better late than never".
I was listening to TY Bello's "The Future" and a statement stayed with me "The future is here" and indeed, the future is here. I may have had my life all figured out in pen and paper since I was a child, but it's time to pick up myself and put my right leg in front of my left, roll up my sleeves and get to work. It's time to leave the childish ways just like Apostle Paul did and face my future with enough tenacity to last me a lifetime. I should take responsibility for the little things and the big things, forget about past regrets and instead of dwelling on past failures or worrying about present circumstances or having such fear about the coming future, pick up the available resources and use them to my benefit.
Now though, one month has passed and though I know all these principles, I find it hard to apply them; not because I have forgotten them or because God has suddenly decided to abandon me, but because I'm afraid I have been exposed to this life too early. I have been released to face this life trusting no one but myself and God, I have been made to see the world as it truly is and deal with the issues that come with it as the grown woman the world expects me to be.
I can't deny that this task is daunting and I can't deny that the realities of this life make me want to run back into the hole of security that I'm coming from and stay there for the rest of my life. Though I can't run away from these intimidating truths, my denial does not make it less than the truth. I cannot, and will not deny or ignore the fact that my life has just begun and it's time to face it.
P.S: I hope this is conclusive enough
Saturday, July 23, 2011
5 Years Finally
Hi everyone. Hope your weekend has been great cos mine has been a blast. Yes, I mean a blast.
Yesterday, after 5 years of study, I finally got my first degree in Electrical Engineering(B.Eng Electrical Engineering-specs in ICT). Even typing that gave me so much excitement.
Well, what do I have to say? September 25, 2006-July 22, 2011; 5 years in this school has not been exactly easy, infact, it has not been easy at all. I had plenty challenges-academic, financial, social, mental and the list goes on. This is particularly because I studied engineering. If I come back to this world, I definitely won't do engineering again, not even I'll die if I don't (Just kidding)
God was extremely faithful to me these past years- boring lectures, overnight reading, assignments, deadlines, examinations, internships and all. He saw me through all of it and here I am at the end of this journey and I'm forever thankful to God for success.
I know my life is just beginning, and I have a long way to go and a lot of things I need to do, but please permit me to spend the next week celebrating God's goodness.
Yesterday, after 5 years of study, I finally got my first degree in Electrical Engineering(B.Eng Electrical Engineering-specs in ICT). Even typing that gave me so much excitement.
Well, what do I have to say? September 25, 2006-July 22, 2011; 5 years in this school has not been exactly easy, infact, it has not been easy at all. I had plenty challenges-academic, financial, social, mental and the list goes on. This is particularly because I studied engineering. If I come back to this world, I definitely won't do engineering again, not even I'll die if I don't (Just kidding)
God was extremely faithful to me these past years- boring lectures, overnight reading, assignments, deadlines, examinations, internships and all. He saw me through all of it and here I am at the end of this journey and I'm forever thankful to God for success.
I know my life is just beginning, and I have a long way to go and a lot of things I need to do, but please permit me to spend the next week celebrating God's goodness.
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