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Review – Taking the Ibadan to Lagos Train
Hello my beautiful, blossoming, blessed and beloved people. Though I am a bit late to the party, sometime this month, I finally took the not-so-new Ibadan to Lagos train. My mother and I had some business to attend in Abeokuta, and my sister was going to Lagos, so we all decided to take the train. Where is the New Ibadan Train Station Located? The Ibadan train station is located at Moniya. It is about five minutes away from the Moniya motor park. It costs about 100 Naira to take a bike or tricycle from the park to reg train station. The train takes off from Ibadan at 8am, Monday through…
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The Beginner’s Guide to Owambes
What is Owambe? Owambe: noun. a large, grandiose party thrown by Nigerians anywhere in the world, especially Yoruba Nigerians, which involves a lot of food, dancing, loud music, and spraying (the act of throwing money on a dancing person). There are often numerous guests, and usually the guests are divided into groups according to their aso ebi. These parties take weeks and months and sometimes years of preparation, and have been known to block entire streets and roads (a sign of a successful owambe) What is Aso Ebi? Aso Ebi: noun. outfits made from matching fabric to be worn by a group of people as a uniform to owambes. It has…
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A Clown and Her Chapters – My January Reads.
Hellooo my peoples. This month has been quite the ghetto, to say the least: among other things, online school has fully resumed and you can guess how that is going. Not…very good. As promised last time, today’s post is about the absolute love of my life: books! Fun fact: At the start of this year, I set the goal of reading 150 books this year, and I am already failing terribly. Who sent me to pick that number? Absolutely no one. I read 5 books in January and I am still on my third book of this month. A clown indeed is what I am.
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It’s Okay If You Haven’t Taken Down Your Christmas Decors
Am I judging you? Only just a tiny bit. I only just recently deleted my Christmas playlist, so please take your time. Happy new year people! I’m the kind of person who would still say ‘happy new year’ in September if that’s the first time I’m seeing you that year, because why not? As much as I don’t want to, I’m usually quite optimistic and full of hope at the start of the new year: new year resolutions, vision boards, and such; I’m into all of that. An opportunity to start afresh? Count me in.
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Thirty Over Thirty
Now playing: Celebration by Kool and the Gang? We did it guys! 30 days of writing. Do I feel a bit smug? Absolutely. On a hot afternoon in October, I said here that I would start a 30-day writing challenge. A couple of days in and I was already lamenting. Just what kind of problem had I gotten myself into? Who sent me? But through various trials and afflictions, I persisted and here I am finally at the finish line! Since that afternoon in October I have written about all kinds of things: this sensational one about why you’re still single, this one about pet peeves, this one about places…
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Neflix and Thrill
Hi dearly distinguished. I couldn’t post yesterday because the internet pretty much evaporated into the heavens for the whole day. Many indeed are the afflictions of the righteous. It’s Day 29 of 30! The Yoruba in me thinks this calls for a party, no? Sequel to the last post, today I shall share the top scintillating TV shows and movies I watched last month. They entertained me and helped me escape this space and time we exist in, even if briefly. Here we go! Ragnarök The show is a very modern retelling of the Norse apocalyptic legend known as Ragnarök, where the giants killed the gods and submerged the earth…
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Do Partridges Even Like Pear?
Happy new month y’all! Bring out your ancient Christmas trees, tangled Christmas lights and those red and white hats. December is here and I am very excited: my Christmas playlist keeps getting longer, and I am now watching Hallmark Christmas movies every other day – expect some content on that soon. I am also living vicariously through pictures of people in Canada, wearing red sweaters whilst standing in the snow. Such a wonderful time! Fun fact: I looked it up and apparently, the 12 days of Christmas don’t start on December 1. They actually begin on December 25 and run through January 6. I know, it’s ridiculous.
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Of Mercury and Maradona
I. “I’d sit alone and watch your light my only friend through teenage nights…” Last night, sleep eluded me, so I stayed up looking for some good entertainment to watch. Past 1 am, I finally settled on watching Bohemian Rhapsody, the Queen biopic. In the dull moments of the movie, I would start to doze off but suddenly, Queen would start to sing electrifyingly: Don’t! Stop! Me! Now! and I would be jarred awake. As is the usual response after watching such a vivid and wonderful portrayal, I went on the internet to read about the legend, the very brilliant, very human lead singer of the band, Freddie Mercury. A complicated…
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Always On My Mind
“How many c’s are in ‘necessary’? But when will this coronavirus era end? I haven’t had shawarma in a while. It’s also been long since I heard Pretty Girls Rock by Keri Hilson. I should download it. What am I doing with my life? What’s my matric number? 183.. What did I come to get in this room again…?” There are usually about 3,058 thoughts going on in my mind per minute. How did I come up with that number? I don’t think it matters. Until recently, I used to think that things like ‘practicing mindfulness’ and ‘meditation’ were for our most beloved, most serious professional friends, also known as…
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Ninety-Nine Questions (Not Really)
Day 22: 15 facts about myself Helloo Nigeria my peoples. Today I shall be answering a list of select questions about myself, and they are interspersed by a few cute pics I took a while ago. You know what our ancestor Nelson Mandela said: When life presents you with it, one must never turn down an opportunity to be vain. So here goes! 1. If I had one superpower what would it be? Teleportation/Telekinesis is where the life is at. If you had asked me when I was ten years old, I would have said flying, but now I’ve seen that life is not really like that. Flying for what?…
