Book Review - Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman

SSD had a give away last year and i won this book. It arrived in my house in time for christmas, but i didn't get to read it until yesterday. I had started reading it in January right after my school wahala but i was too distraught to focus and the small font put me off. This past Saturday on my way to work, i noticed it sitting on the dresser and i decided to grab it in case i got a chance at work.

Wow! Best book i have read in a while. Absolute page turner. I couldn't put the book down. It's starts out in Nigeria pre-independence. It's a story about Nkiru and all the tradegies she faces in her young life and goes up to about 40years later. It's filled with unexpected twists and turns. I've read so many books, i can usually "predict" or at least have a sense where the story is going, but a few things caught me off guard in this book and i really liked that.

I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good Nigerian book to sink their teeth into. The only thing i didn't like about the book was the small font. Thank God for 20/20 vision, anything less and it would have been a problem.

My weight loss program is shot! I have managed to eat myself back to 156lbs from 152lb :( I ate to my hearts content today cos from tomorrow i'm going to be responsible. I can't go back to school fat. I need to be at most 148lbs by August and it's doable if i just stop eating irresponsibly. More oatmeal and less cheesecake. Yes, I can!!!

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Brand New 2FACE video "ONLY ME"

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Most Inspiring Blog

So, i finally submitted my nominations for the Nigerian Bloggers Award yesterday. If you haven't, please go over HERE and do it. I didn't submit a nomination for each category because there were some i just couldn't even think of a blog in that category. The science and technology blog for instance drew a complete blank. One category that gave me pause was Most Inspiring Blog - Blog that regularly inspires the reader. Most blogs i read on blogsville including mine, are very mundane. We write about everyday stuff, nothing earth shattering, nobody has found the cure for cancer or anything of that nature. We are mostly just regular people, living regular lives. I think i passed on that category also. However, it bothered me enough that it was the first thing on my mind when i woke up today; which blogger has inspired me.

Most of the blogs i read, for some reason are Nigerian, but i tend to branch out every once in a while when i stumble on a non-Nigerian blog that catches my fancy. I first stumbled on this blog 65 red roses in 2008, but i never saved the link and didn't go back until another blogger on my blog roll put up an entry about her. In her latest entry, she had made a video to let everyone know that she only had a couple more days left to live. It took me two days but i read every entry she had ever made, watched her videos, looked at her pictures, she shared so much of herself, it was easy to feel like i knew her.

Here was someone who was facing death with courage and love. She suffered from Cystic Fibrosis, had a double lung transplant 2 years ago and was now experiencing chronic rejection. I saw how she lived her life to the fullest in spite of CF trying to hold her down. I think she was a truly unique individual. Contrary to what she had said in her video, she didn't die in the next two days. She passed away on March 27th, 3 days to her 26th birthday. I had been praying for her and i felt gutted when i read that she had passed away.

This is a blogger whom i can truly say has inspired me. Not just because she was dying or has passed away but because of the way she choose to live her life, her courage in dealing with her disease, her work with CF and getting people to become organ donors, and her message of love. She was and continues to be an inspiration to me.

It's not how long we live that matters, but what we do with the time we have been gifted with.

There is a painting that was made in her honor. It is going to be auctioned off and all proceeds go to CF foundation. However, posters of the painting were also made and they are been sold on the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation website for $65. Even though it is slightly expensive for a poster according to my bank account, i am seriously considering buying it. With shipping to the States, it comes up to $80. All proceeds go to the CF foundation.

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Nigerian Blog Awards - Public Annoucement

via -- BBB

Hey guys its that time of the year again
this year the awards has been put together by goodnajagirl(GNG)
she put a lot of hardwork into it
please head over and nominate your favourite blogs for the Category A nominations
nominations will be open till 24th May 2010
thereafter the top contenders will be annouced
and voting will begin on Category A
please head over to the website for more details
dont forget to pick a bloggers award badge for your blog
and put in those nominations
do your bit
thanks for your time
to go to the Nigerian Blog Awards site click HERE

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The List

Unlike Chilli from VH1's what Chilli wants, i like to think that i don't have a list. So i was talking to a friend yesterday and i told him that i don't have a list, i like to go with the flow, but I can't date a short guy, and i like cute guys and he laughed and said like all girls i was confused and contradicting myself. In my bid to further explain myself, i said NO!!! I'll date anyone, but i really don't want a

• short guy
• I want a cute guy
• I like dark skinned guys - never been attracted to light skinned guys
• He has to be ambitious and driven
• Good command of the English language especially if you are Nigerian
• I really want a Nigerian man
• He can't have a mean streak or be harsh
• He can't be too soft or too harsh, he has to be balanced
• Did i say he has to be cute
• I don't want a guy who smokes
• I want a guy who thinks the sun rises and sets on me
• I want that 1 in 10 guy who doesn't cheat
• Someone who will love me for me
• I want a sweetheart
• A guy who is supportive and caring
• I want someone who knows it's hardwork being in a relationship and is prepared to work on it
• I want a nice guy
• Someone who has good morals and puts God first

Hmmm...... maybe i do have a list. Permit me to continue to think otherwise. It sounds better when i say it. Oya, people tell me. What's on ur list? Do you or do u not have one?

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Modelogues- Something to brighten up your day

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