ONE YEAR OUT OF ‘WORK’

Today makes it exactly a year since I took a break from the traditional white-collar job, or 9-5 as we call it. In the real sense it's , 5-9 (professionals in Lagos, Nigeria can relate). Last night, I spent some time pondering on my experiences in the last one year. It was filled with many …

HAPPY 2019

Hello Friendy and Happy New Year to you. Yes you read right, Happy New Year in April! It has been a really long time since you read from me. I might want to come up with the excuse of writer’s block or something related however, that was not the case. The truth is, I just …

RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS

So I'm sitting in my car in the early hours of the morning, observing how staff of different companies drive into the shared parking lot, and arrange their cars in a beautiful and orderly manner, as coordinated by the security marshal (some willingly and others reluctantly), while I waited for the rain to subside (It …

SHOULD WE ALL BE FEMINISTS?

Hello Friendy, It was a Friday prior to her last day at work and we decided to walk into a nearby shop to grab lunch. I guess typical Friday rush-hour we were unable to get food so we decided to stop by at the shawarma (thinly sliced cuts of meat rolled into a large piece of flatbread …

GIVING IS LIVING

Hello Friendy, I am finally back! Woke up on Sunday morning, reluctant to get out of bed, as the case had been lately. It felt like a gazillion thoughts were running through my head simultaneously. However, what stood out were the memories of my last birthday. This was Tuesday, 29th May 2018 and I was …