If I'd Asked You To Dance Maria jumped from the bed at the blaring alarm. She was booked for an interview on the island by 7:00 am. Every other day she had woken up by 5:30 am, took her bath, and caught up with the staff bus by 6:30 am. Working as the secretary to the operations manager is quite demanding and she is not ready to begin life with such a tough job. As she tried checking online for any better job opening in any of the new generation banks, she got one and the…
Shining Pool Madu was lonely at home, he wanted to be around people so he walked to his mother's friend's hamlet. His parents had gone to their yam farm at Mgbidi, a suburb of about three hours walk. They would be back late in the evening. Madu had already prepared dinner at noon. Okorie, Madu's father, loves to eat fufu to bed. Fufu is made from cassava and it's the most available food in the home of an average villager. As he walked through the tiny path that leads to…
Signs That You Are A Bad Parent Good morning Readers!! This morning, a young boy was sent to my office for admission purposes. He is just twelve years old. I expected that his parents should come with him but they were nowhere to be found. I had to ask the little boy for his parents' contacts. The mother was the first I called. She was so busy that she couldn't even pick my calls. The boy, Martins, said his mother works in one of the new generation banks and the father is a…
Fame or Wealth? Good morning Readers. I miss. I miss being here. I have been busy with work all week long. Tonight, I snapped out of bed to make this post. It wasn't like I was dreaming, it's just one of those nights when you get to rise from bed and you won't be able to fall asleep. The sounds of words came blaring through ears. I wasn't sure what it was. I just followed the sound and saw that the television set in the other room where the children are sleeping was still…
Funny, Water Cures Headaches. One of the major ailments around is a headache. Many people suffer this ailment occasionally while some do frequently. Many factors could be responsible for headaches. I once had constant headaches for over a week. It was a time when I was heading a committee organizing an event. You know, after delegating duties to other committee members, the need to follow up on their activities to ensure productivity wore me out. It was easy to run around…
Rest: Man's Problems Are Endless Problems and humanity are synonymous. People of ages past have tried very hard to solve the problems that evolved during their time but ended up dying, paying the biggest price and yet the problems linger. Yes, problems must be tackled headlong. That is the essence of humanity and life. We ought to find a place for life too in our struggles to find lasting solutions to the many problems of humanity. Funny enough, the source of the problems…
Dining With The Dead [1] English Demas, the only young boy left in Kalakuta to find a job in the city, would walk around the community, hunting rodents and running errands. He has been tagged a **failure** because he was seen as a not **do well.** Often, he would take up menial jobs with the old mem whose legs are tired to go to their farms. He did it with so much vigor that he soon became friends with nearly all the old men in the community. From one farmland to the other,…
Ten Ways To Become A Billionaire Good evening friends. Welcome to another time of laughter. Before writing this to inform you all, I have laughed my jaws off. A few weeks ago, I went to visit a friend in Ekiti state. He is in post-graduate school. It was such an honor to be with him. Since I was going to spend three days on campus, my friend decided to walk me around. The campus is a beauty to behold. There are different places I visited within the school that made my visit…
Ending A Race Hope deferred makes the heart weary. Often, people tend to lose focus when what they planned did not come through. With time, one loses concentration on the actual goal. From time to time, it is expedient to keep track of what you had in mind at the beginning. The beginning of a race doesn't really matter but how the race ends. For anyone to win or lose a race, the place of determination cannot be overemphasised. Running with a champion does not make you less…
All You Need To Know About Blogging & Vlogging As a beginner, you will find this piece particularly helpful as you sojourn in the realm of content creators. Come along. What Is A Blog? Simply put, a blog could be described as a type of website where pieces of information called a post, or in most cases, a blog post, appear in chronological order. A blog is usually run by an individual or a small group of people. Here in Hive, one could say that as a user, the page where your…
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