America We Hail Thee

Chai...
So I told you guys there's a hurricane Dean coming our way
Here's an email they sent to us in school:

The American Embassy will be sending a plane to pick up any American citizen that might want to leave the Island today
Please call the office of student affairs if you want to be on this flight

Ha! so what happens to the remaining people that are not US citizens?
How come the Nigerian embassy is not doing the same thing?
Don't we matter? Who is looking out for us?
You gotta love America men!
I don't care what anyone says...they always look out for thier own
No matter where you are in the world, if you register with the US embassy in that area
They will always get you out of any quanta

So pple, I need your prayer once again
Potbelly just called me now and asked if I wanted to be on that flight
I told him I'll stay...
I am beginning to get concerned!
I've gone to get my supplies and I will be staying in my apartment with Inem
She's a Naija girl that stays at the unit above me
We are expected to be locked in for 3 days
We might lose power, phone and internet
I believe God will be here with us
But you can call this number at NJ for more info during the storm: 732 978 5300
Ajala also has the email address...
my bro doesn't know coz I don't want my mom to know
my dad knows though

Later guys...
I will be back! amen!!!

Just To Testify

I just wanted to testify that God is good
He is able to make everything alright
He is so faithful, even in my unfaithfulness
When you feel like you're at your lowest
That is when God will pick you up
And put you on His shoulder
And then He makes everything ok

After my post yesterday, I still could not study
So I kept playing solitaire...lol
Then potbelly called me and I told him what crappy day I was having
He decided to come over so that we could go over questions like we normally do before the exam
He came around 7 and we studied till about 10:30-11pm
Then I studied some more till 12midnight
I prayed and went to bed

Woke up and reviewed some more
I am just pleased to tell you that ALL that we studied was on the exam today!
Is that not God?
God allowed me to do in one day what other have been doing in one week!
I honestly think God is very partial to me...lol
as in He's always looking out for me
no matter how "prodigal" I go on Him...lol

So I have one more to go
This semester I had 10 exams and 3 papers
And the last one is next week!
Can't wait...I know God's grace will be sufficient for me on that one too!

On other interesting notes,
We have a hurricane coming our way!
It's called Hurricane Dean...and they say it should be here by friday
It has actually started raining!
We are supposed to find a buddy and stock up on food and water, etc
It's kina exciting, kina scary
I just don't want my mom to find out coz she'll freak out!...lol
The last time she came to visit, the night she arrived there was an earthquake!
She was like "oya, we're going home"...lol
my mom...my darling mom

Anyway, I'm off to bed now...didn't get much sleep last night
And thanks for your concerns, everyone that was concerned and called me yesterday
May God visit you when you're down too...amen!

One of those days

I'm so upset right now
I feel like crying, maybe I'm crying
It's just one of those days when everything seems to be coming together at the same time
Its school
Its family
Its finances
Its...life!

I'd really like to expand but this is a public blog
I've been having this constant non stop headache for the past couple of days
and no matter what I take its still lingering

I'm unhappy because the person I love most in this world is unhappy
And the person causing the unhappiness is my other most favorite person in this world
I just wish everything will work out
and we can all stop making each other unhappy:(

The other thing that's making me unhappy is that someone just requested another large sum of money from me
If I don't find it soon, I'll lose something that I've been working on for a while
And I don't have the money right now
And I'm worried as to where I'll get it

Then I have a major exam tomorrow that I feel I'll never be ready for
And nothing stresses my out more than school
I feel that is the only thing in my life I really have control over
(by God's grace)
And when I feel I'm loosing grip of it, I freak out!
Well, I am beginning to freak out right now

And this darn headache won't go away!
arrggghhhh!!!!!

Happy Buffday Gurl!

Go shordy
It's your birthday
We gon parry like
It's your birthday!

Pls everyone one o, help me and wish the only Queen in my life a very happy birthday o!!!
Hmmm....my love, you are getting old o
You need to sit down and really consider your life o
What have you accomplished in ALL these years you've been here?
ehn?, all your mates are now grandmother's
you're still doing yanger all over the place
hmmm...

I beg no kill me o!
hehehehe... you know I'm older than you now
Anyway, just wanted to welcome you to the club!
And if any of those thoughts ever crop up in your mind
(not like the crop up in my mind or anything like that...weird)
Just tell your mind all these beautiful things about yourself
You are very beautiful, both inside and out
You are very generous, both materially and otherwise
You are grounded, in character and in values
You have a wonderful family that adores you
You are such a great friend...thanks for all these years
You are well read ...and still reading
And so much more!!!

Just wanted to tell you that I love you
and I appreciate all we've been through together
and yes, we have been through so much together!
It's been such a blessing knowing you!
You're real...and that's what I like best about you
You're one person I can tell pretty much anything to
without having to sugar coat it
because I know you'll understand, and listen, and not judge
and then you'll give your 2 cents

So there you go!
Now you know it all!
Love you girl and have the best of the year
...and looking forward to more life moments with you!!!

On other friendship notes,
My dearest friend and guru
The sister that I never had is going home today
She will be gone for 2 whole weeks!
Ha! how am I meant to cope?
I mean, she's my can't-make-a-decision-till-I-talk-to-my-guru friend!
Ist was Kay, and now Tolani
In fact, that Naija, I have to go there soon
There's something there that's just calling all my beloved ones to it
She seemed excited though!
And she'll be meeting my mom for the 1st time!
my mom can't wait to see her either!
hehehe

All the Naija crew, sha make sure y'all bring back my designer baffs when you get back
otherwise, you might not be feeling as much love from me anymore
(not that I'm superficial or anything
or that I love my clothes more than my sister-friend or brother
or anything like that)
Sha bring back my baffs and all will be well!
lol...told you guys I kill myself!

That's all folks...gasta go study now
for some reason everyone else is

Littles things

I got this note from someone yesterday
...not even someone I really talk to o!
I just thought it was really sweet, it made my day

Hello friend,
lol. I just wanted to say that I think you are what every person strives to be (lol). You seem to be at peace at all times, I've never seen you without a big smile on your face that just radiates. I want to live in peace like you do one day, feeling completely at peace... I see you and I see God's work in you, it's makes me believe more and more. I'm gonna pray for you, I hope you pray for me to... And please tell me you are going to Florida and that we'll be friends forever.
Love, Cxxxx

I later saw him on my way to dinner
I gave him a bear hug...lol
He was so shy, he's in my class too

When I told potbelly
He said "how come it's only white boys that like you in this school?"
I said its because there are only 2 black guys in the whole school
and one of them is gay!
He said, "O, is S*** gay?"
Idiot!
Me I just think he has bellus

Anyway, just thought I'd share
Life's little blessings!

Let it Out!

I think I should have studied philosophy in school
but its ok though, I might go back for my masters
right after an associate degree in Tailoring :-)

Have you ever thought about it?
Anything that comes out of you relieves you
When you pee
When you poop
When you fart
When you cough up a sputum
When you cry
When you share a secret
When you vent
When you scream
When you sneeze
When you sweat
When you tell someone the way you feel about them
Plus some other things I'd like to leave to your imagination

And the opposite is true
if you hold any of the above in
you feel a lot of pressure, physically or mentally
and it might make you not feel too well

So let it out people...and feel some relief!

Like a game of Solitaire

My peoples o,
However many you guys are, lol
So you must be wondering what kind of nonsense heading that is
Some of you might also be wondering why I'm blogging when I have 6 exams to go
(BTW...my exams were 8 and not 7...I've done 2, 6 to go
so for those praying, pls adjust your prayers accordingly!)
lol...i know, I kill myself!

Truth is, I'm wondering why I'm blogging too
I'm feeling very guilty "wasting my time here"
but its all good, I'll do anything for my readers

So I went out last night, it was kina impromptu
My friend, H, called me up and said she wanted to go get a few drinks
I told her me and alcohol don't gree well
so she opted for just dinner
we went out to eat but somehow ended up at a lounge
it was fun, a bunch of people were out
and we were just cracking up and making jokes
also caught up on some rumors and noticed a lot of people don't like each other in this school

Anyway, the reason of my topic
I was trying to study last night when Ajala called
we hadn't talked in a while and I was just thinking about him when he called...weird
I was in a "deep" mood when he called
and it took him over an hour to try to figure out what I was being "deep" about
So i told him...but he didn't believe me

BTW...that game Solitaire is a game from the devil (spider solitaire to be exact)
players beware!
As in, I spend so much time playing that stupid game, its ridiculous
Funny thing is that the game is really boring
but I like it coz I don't have to use any brain power when I'm playing it
so it helps me think and relax
maybe a bit too much

So this is what I learnt from the game:
I have since graduated to the 2 suit level
and I noticed that sometimes I would play and a game and not win it
then I would pick the option that says "restart this game"
and for the most part when I played that same game over
I would still not win it
but when I opted for a new game, I had a fair chance of winning
so I thought about it
Life is kind of like that
We are human beings...and for the most part we do what is best for us
So sometimes we make decisions
that in 20/20 hindsight vision we wish we did things differently
but we're only able to feel that way because we have more information and already know the outcome
but chances are, just like the game of spider solitaire, if we were able to start the "game" over
with the same cards...
we would probably still make the same decisions
because that was the best we could do with the cards we were dealt at the current time
I guess my message here is learn from your mistakes
but don't spend time regretting your decisions
because you did the best you could at the time
with the cards you were dealt!

So have fun guys... and live a guilt free life
And always remember, aunty Saint T loves you
but Jesus loves you more
out!

Words

Many times it not what we say
but the things we don't say
that affect other peoples lives
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Happy birthday dad!