1st Day At Work

the time is 3:40 as i begin to write this.
i resumed training at one at the school of one of the foremost institutions in Nigeria - and yea, you probably thinkin' that's not work, abi? well, me too oh. at least that what was i was telling all my friends who kept callin', textin', pingin' and all, to say congrats (after first attacking moi for not tellin' them personally; how they felt severely slighted at this affront - "imagine me hearing from another person?" they say, this other person's probably my mum; ma personal town-crier, hehe, love her to bits!). so, i tell my people its not really a job, that's why i didn't tell them yet, you know, its just training and most of them reply, would you be training if you are not getting employed? and then the cat steals my tongue, the palm wringin' ensues and i apologize my life out. so, that explains why the title reads first day at work - I'm in trainin' school though.
this post has to be a short - hopefully, i can achieve that. look up at the first line of this post, see the time? i just woke up since 6:45pm or thereabout last evening - i couldn't even watch the derby between City & Utd. 1st thing  i did though when i woke up, was check the scores - is an end to football dominance in sight? Barca, now Man U? i support tottenham hotspurs by the way.
omo (pronounced uh-moh; Nigerian slang, usually used before sayin' something you find sad, extraordinary, nice etc.), day one was stressful, an exact example of what the whole trainin' gon be (9 -10 hours daily). felt like them 6, or is it 7, 8 tasks of Hercules. as in, half the time, i was thinking of how to get a subscription for red bull and some glucose d! and the facilitators kept emphasizing how they were gon push us to our limits by all standards and at some point, a picture of a drill sergeant was on the board - i literally got the picture!
wish i could get into a full description of everything, but then we underwent some paperwork, and although Pops, who's a barrister, went through them with a magnifying glass, i don't think we'd have much of a chance if i landed in court against such an organization on confidentiality or such issues so, lips sealed.
i can tell you some interesting things though. a dude was concerned about his sex life, you know, in relation to the stress we gon be gettin' - and said he didn't fancy the thought of 'missing in action'. after laughing hard, all i could think of was the Chuck Norris movie. he then proceeded on some lewd talk, pointing out a girl, saying she had the biggest behind, i asked if he had really looked at all the behinds in the class and come up with a winner, got a punch in reply. then another guy pulls his chair over and goes "the guys in this class are way cuter than the girls", another round of laughter for me, this time I'm thinking how easy it is for people to spill their thoughts to total strangers - especially one with a welcoming personality such as mine (the ladies don't seem to think so sha, its usually i spilling the 'secrets' and walking over). i mean, people can talk sha! so i spoke with more dudes, as they joined the group, weighing them out etc.
the ladies. well, i love the ladies. so, like that dude from the prior paragraph said, there was a great imbalance in the sexes and i was greatly saddened by that fact oh, i no go lie - i just didn't say it out. so a consensus was reached that we probably just had one lady, whose beauty we could all behold - target sighted. now, target sighted is gotta change to target acquired so I'm already gearin' up for some recon and stuff. i mean, i went in yesterday on my Patrick Jane swag ( a three piece suit. it got me just 2 compliments; 1 male, 1 female, but all others were stealin' looks - arrogant people, hehe). this African queen sat on the very 1st row and that's gonna present some challenges 'cause you see, I'm humbly a perpetual back 'bencher'. but then, the board wasn't too clear sef, plus i use recommended glasses, who knows? a relocation to the front may be quite imminent - we can never say with these things really.
final word, i said this post had to be short. I'm really grateful to God for the job - i probably should get on a pulpit and give my first ever testimony. i mean, I'd been home for seven months and this job was sorta the last option initially, you know. i had international firms i was chasin', refusin' to go for masters in Sept, Pops said to apply again in Jan; i refused, did 2 final interviews and these companies still yet to get back to me - your boy was beginning to get bothered yo, maybe i shoulda gone for that MSc, earn some change on the side, and pounce when sales happen, i was beginning to think and then, this one clicked! while i know a couple of friends who got employed immediately after service, i know people who were unemployed for years - so i praise him. i still hope for the oil and gas job, hehe, a biz on the side but this, is a start so still, I'm thankful. finally, the parents can stop the allowance (not anytime soon sha but, its close), your boy can begin to turn those lofty dreams to projects, a career - all the good stuff. its God people, its God.

Introduction To Grants' Thoughts (Consider It My Mission Statement)

Hello people. It’s my second post and I’m not yet tired, yaay.  Lol! The excitement is much, on my part, and if I can get you to feel only a little of that, my job (more like hobby) here would be totally worth it. Really. So, thanks once again for being here on this blog (and thinking those thoughts that would basically answer the question – do I want to follow this blog?) when you could have been on any other blog in the world, I really appreciate it!

Now, back to the question I stated in the past paragraph – do I want to follow this blog? – let me quickly say a few things that are gon help you answer that as truthfully and quickly as you can, without the emotional pain and drama -lol. A quick “something” to start.

I follow Michael Skolnik on twitter and amongst other things; he’s the political director to Russell Simmons. He also gives character to the term social activism. Due to his tweets and later, articles during the Occupy Wall Street protest, KONY 2012 and most recently, Trayvon Martins’ murder, I was forced to get involved in these issues. I read up on them and decided to take stand – on twitter mostly! Now, while a lot had/has to be done to contend with these issues, there’s no denying the huge part the social media now plays – a full write up on this soon. So, when someone tweeted at me saying “some people take panadol (a pain relieving drug) for other peoples’ headache” I knew she couldn’t understand. How could she possibly understand the effect of twitter when she’s on it to amass followers and the shallow satisfaction that provides? How could she know that it was only by tweeting that people could get informed about issues and hopefully be motivated to do something about it? That it’s only on twitter, and other social media, that you can easily find people, like minds from every walk of life possible, who together through collective action achieve an aim; whatever it is? That it’s all our single voices that become the loud noise that disrupts and causes action? How could she understand?

 The Occupy Wall Street Protest, KONY 2012 and Justice for Trayvon Martin achieved whatever level of attention (and success) they are garnering due to our individual voices. Michael Skolnik showed me I had a voice I could and should use - on twitter. I have decided to take it further by creating a blog; a place where I can shout so loud till somebody hears me. That’s the primary reason for this blog!

My profile reads evolving activist, creative enthusiast and aspiring writer so I’m gon be “shouting” on a whole lot of things, with focus on the three outlined traits – there’s gon be something here for everyone, if not more than one thing sef. The language I would be using in my posts is gon switch between formal, semi formal (like this one) and informal, depending on what a particular post is about. There are gon be posts on personal experiences and personal opinions (although I seriously wonder how personal I can get? Shout out to all the bloggers who are basically writing/filling electronic diaries – you are very strong oh, the thought of how you can share the details of your life with the world comfortably is one making the constant rounds in my head. Who knows, I might be able to do it?). There are also gon be very objective posts whose sole purpose is to educate, no sides would be taken, I’d just simply be stating the facts. I’m gon be writing on everything yo! So best you see it as one exciting journey that’s never gon end – kinda like “The Magic School Bus”, who remembers the cartoon series?

My posts are gon be concise and straight to the point (I hear my ‘predecessors’ ramble on and on, hehe). They are also gon be very engaging so feel absolutely free to (and please always endeavor to) use the comment section. I’d also love to know what you’re thinking! Err, what else? Hopefully, I have succeeded in convincing and not confusing you (last statement use to be a favorite closing line for debates then in high school. I wonder if anyone still uses it.) on why this blog should be bookmarked, Favorited and visited constantly.

Peace y’all.

WELCOME! WELCOME!! WELCOME!!!

Hi there - you reading this, if you are actually reading this, sorry. Err, forgive my initial rambling but you see, I created this blog (oh, thank you very much) and somehow I can't seem to find it on Google so I thought a little introductory post might solve that problem. Hence, my earlier rambling 'cause I actually don't expect anyone to be reading this....until later of course. (I've decided I'm gon leave this post up). Yaay!!
So, lets do a brief run through of what this blog is gon entail (this is going to be amended as deemed necessary during its lifetime, which I sincerely hope would be for as long as the internet lasts, hehe..) and the journey to starting/creating it.
I met a great guy last week, hopefully he's gon drop a guest post - also a lot of other celebs *hands clasped, head bowed* and he said as far as he was concerned, everyone should have a blog. That struck me, added to the fact that a blog has always being a useful tool for being cool (the debate for that would hold at another time). Seriously though, as my profile states, I'm an aspiring writer and as such I have a very active imagination and I'm always  thinking - like the average human. But while the average human does whatever he does with his thoughts, I've decided to put mine down, on this electronic pages - sort of an electronic diary or something right?
Err, the internet's gon go off in another five minutes so kindly pause this reading and grab a bite or something - I gotta publish this and see if my theory, which i propounded earlier (remember? 1st paragraph?) works.
Welcome once again - we on our way to GREATNESS I assure you.