The Daughter of a Driver

 

Each time I walk past through a particular street in Ikeja, I can't just but thank my father from the very depth of my heart for the sacrifice he made for my siblings and I so that we could get the best of education. This is always the feeling every time I'm on this street because sometimes tears of joy roll freely from my eyes.

 

Maybe that is why I love the hit track titled "the son of a kapenta by Brymo", the Nigeria's newest hip-hop sensation. He carefully painted the picture of what an average person who has risen from lowest ladder of the society to at least an average level of the social ladder, feel like.

 

I'm proud to tell chauffeurs that I'm a daughter of a driver. If I'm privilege to be chauffer driven, I'm quick to tell them that I'm from their constituency and this makes me have soft spots for drivers especially the honest and hard working ones. This always makes us bond immediately.

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

 

January is earmarked as cervical cancer awareness month.

 

 I’m feeling very bad that I’m just talking about this almost at the end of January. I must apologies to my women folks and the wonderful men who truly care about their mothers, sisters, wives, girlfriends and female colleagues and friends. As you all know that the beginning of the year is usually very tight, my schedule is very busy now that’s why I have very little time for posting on the blog.

 

I guest is good to be late than never, I promise to fully resume back soon.

 

Cervical cancer is the genital cancer that kills at least one woman in every one hour especially in Sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria. It is also the second commonest cancer after breast cancer affecting women in Nigeria. It is preventable and could be managed if detected very early.

 

Cervical cancer is said to occur in midlife however it does occur even in women below 20 years of age, some older women do not seem to realize that they are susceptible to developing the cancer as they age.

Medical expert noted that at least 70 per cent of cervical cancer is caused by a virus known as the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and mostly contacted through sexual intercourse, women who are sexually active are vulnerable to the HPV infection.

 

Aside HPV other factors that may increase chances of contracting cervical cancer are smoking, having HIV and using birth control pills for a long time or having given birth to three or more children. (African men I hope you are reading this), starting sex at an early age, having many sex partners and sex partners also having many multiple sex partners.

Quote of the Week!

"Poverty is not an accident but man-made like slavery and apartheid" -Nelson Mandela

 

As Madiba has said, we caused poverty by our attitudes but the good thing is that we can break its long chain.

So friends, wherever you are you can help an orphan, a widow, the homeless , the  senior citizen uncared for or that poor brilliant little boy/girl in your neigbourhood. You can get a child back to school, you could volunteer to do free coaching for those who can't afford a class.

You can share your used textbook or story books with those who are willing to read but that can afford a book. Education and knowledge break the rope of poverty.

This is not about giving money because a helping hand to pull someone up from going down could save them from poverty.

A genuine smile to that loneliness child could save his/her life.

Go out and make a different because it could change a generation.

Believe me, we can collectively conquer POVERTY by caring for those who need it and don't have those to care for them .

Bon weekend, a la prochaine!

 

Year 2012 in Retrospect

How far did I go?

Last year was fantastic but it also has many challenges however I will give it a pass mark.

Some of the thing I touched and I’m extremely happy to share with you are:

· -I knew God better, the relationship with Him is not what any money can buy. I pray I know Him better, serve Him more, do His will more and I pray His mercy endureth forever more in my life

· -The Connectivity with my family was like never before, Mama et Papa, MJ, TY, Fourpointer, GBoy. Mama and Papa, you are simply irreplaceable. You all rock my world!

· -Improved at work, the level at which my boss recommended me for leadership position was simply amazing.

· -I got to know more on legal proceeding and legal terms. It was incredible and I'm beginning to love it. Maybe someday I might buckle up for a law degree.

Happpppy New Year!

 

Year 2012 has come and gone, it has is up and down, low and high moments.

 

This is a brand new year, nothing and I mean nothing will stop me from achieving my goals. All I pray to God for is good health and His mercy.

 

New year resolutions for me is just another phrase which a lot of poeple have misused over time maybe that's the reason I wouldn't use it as a benchmark for my new year goal setting or I just don't want to be cuaght in it world web.

 

One thing that I know that I need to seriously work on this year is my habit of late coming for functions and activities, I'm very sure Ola and Oyeronke are praying about this unbecoming attitude of mine. I'm very tired of running helther skelther to events and now that Okada is a no go area in Lagos it has been pretty difficult "by force by fire change is inevetable".