The chauvinist in me

I want a guy who woos a girl but doesn't forget his pride. A guy who treats me like a queen but remembers he's the king. You could spend on me all you want or tell me you're broke. Just don't depend on me all the time because i'll take your pants and put them on and i may not know i'm doing it. I want a man who dosen't start what he can't finish. Don't pick me up while you're wooing me if you know it's all going to stop when we get into a relationship. Say it how it is and not how it should be.
I want a man who lets me be in control. Don't get me wrong, i'm not in control, he just lets me think i am. Don't let me walk all over you and then later on in the relationship, you complain about me not respecting you. Sweetie, you give me a footmat, don't complain when i dust my feet on it. You want respect? Show me who's boss. Show me you rule your world and you want me to be a part of it. Show me you respect me well enough to want me to be a part of your world. Don't worship me like i'm your god and then later expect to rule me. You gat it twisted honey.
But wait! Because i let you control me, don't et it into your head that you own me. I am a rare gem and i am not afraid to make you beg.

The voodoo that you do

Rabbit feet, lucky socks, red candles, and spells are just the beginning when it comes to magic. Superstitions are notions strongly followed because, due to some coincidence of sort, they are believed to be true. Despite advance in technology, superstitions and myths continue to play a major role in our society today.
Superstitions range from good luck gotten from hitting one’s right leg against a stone, to the seven years of bad luck gotten from breaking a mirror. Tales go as far back as ancient Egypt, where either good luck or ill luck befell people because they either followed a superstition or did not. For example, cats were seen as holy in ancient Egypt, any person that mistreated a cat, was believed to be doomed to Hades for eternity. On the other hand, if a person treated a stray cat with enough respect, whatever venture the person went into always flourished. Although scientists have proven these tales of good fortune and ill luck to be nothing but coincidences or myths, superstitions are still being followed religiously and these hold numerous effects.
Belief in magic can be harmful to a society. It can bring about an astonishing fear of the person being believed to deal in this magic. Using the Salem witch-hunt as an example: the people used different ignorant tests to determine if a person was a witch and if the person failed these tests, the person was sentenced to death by burning at the stake. They did not understand medicine, and saw it as the devil’s tool and as such, resorted to killing off anyone that showed signs they considered supernatural.
Furthermore, superstitions can be harmful to a person. They can cause a person to be restricted. For example, if a person believes the superstition that says seeing a black cat cross a road means bad luck for the rest of that day. This could cause the person to remain indoors to try to avoid the full brunt of the bad luck. This person is throwing away a day full of possibilities just because of a superstition. In addition, a superstition states that if you break a mirror, it brings along seven years of bad luck. If a person breaks a mirror and due to an unforeseen coincidence, gets bad news later on, this person might actually believe that he or her seven years of bad luck has begun. A weak-minded person might resort to suicide so as not to experience the alleged seven years of bad luck.
On the other hand, belief in magic can be useful to a person as they can bring in profit. Fortunetellers, palm readers, and seers earn a living by feeding off peoples thirst for magic. Just how true these readings are, is unknown but there are recorded cases of people who claim to have had everything predicted, come true. Producers have realized that movies, series, and books based on magic tend to get more audience. One of the highest grossing book series, Harry potter, was based on magic and although initially intended for kids aged between seven and fourteen, it ended up appealing to readers of all ages because it satisfied the average human’s thirst for magic and the unexplainable.
In addition, superstitions can be useful to a person as it can help boost optimism. It has been scientifically proven that just going about a day with a positive mental attitude can make all the difference. It can boost the flow of blood in the body and makes one healthier. A superstition states that finding a lost penny is a sign of good fortune to come. If a person that believes in this superstition finds a lost penny, this person expects a flood of good luck to come their way and as such, looks for the unseen benefit in every cloud from then on; this will boost the person mentally and in the end, physically.
Conclusively, superstitions and belief in magic have always been around and will always be around. They have acted as determining factors in elections, mergers, and even contracts. Although we may critically analyze them with science and find wanting in terms of explanations, we will continue to throw the salt over our shoulders and avoid walking under that ladder. Superstitions and myths have both negative and positive effects and neither outweighs the other. In the end, it is all about the fact that these are beliefs we are not yet willing to part with.

Save the drama for your mama

Wow, i just looked at my last post and i must say its been a while. Its funny how time flies when you're not paying attention. So, now i am looking. So, Monday was boring as usual and it was a pain getting out of bed in the morning because i i hadn't really spent my weekend in bed. Well, Feyi had other plans. I woke up to "Let's go for breakfast". "Noooooooooooooooooo!, i don't wanna. I don't wanna" There used to be a time when she knew if she pushed right i would budge but lately i know i am becoming more difficult to convince. My mother seems to think it's maturity. I think it's the toll of everything i am going through finally getting to me. So, finally, my growling tummy pushes me out of bed. I make sure Feyi is not around while i get something to eat. Hmm! food tastes so good when you're hungry. I think about going back to bed. Believe me, i give it serious thought but... so i decide to do something productive. I get dressed and go to class.
I get back from class and go over to David and Wale's. Feyi's already there. Then the boredom really hits and i guess we cannot be blamed for what happened next.



Yup yup, we get bored like that sometimes. Plus i guess we owe a big thank you to the man behind the pictures, David, and the ass that was laughing at our craziness throughout, Wale. I love you guys.
Tuesday isn't any better. I get to java class and we jus don't get what our professor is saying. Wow. Who said this was fun.

So, we basically having fun as you can see, taking pictures in java class until my professor catches us red handed.
He says "Someone is going to dean!"
There goes another boring week.

Parental Advisory

So, there was a party last night that i totally did not want to attend. But i've realized that lately i let go more easily than i used to and so, i went for the party. Of course i dragged my best friend Feyi along. We dressed like we were in a hurry cos we were actually late and we rushed off to a party both of us thought was gonna suck for us. Nah Nah! it was totally fun, ended up dancing till my feet hurt and basically having fun. Ha! that'll teach you not to listen to me next time Feyi.

Growing up

I woke up this morning and i was inspired by the beauty of the rising sun. This was like the heavens telling me it was necessary to rise from the ashes like a phoenix. Its beautiful you see, because no matter how heavy a storm is, or how much damage it causes, the sun always shines. I have watched people and interacted with some of them and in the end, i have been amazed. I have seen strangers become close friends, i have seen friends betray and become strangers. I have seen people face obstacles and move on and i have seen people hold on to things and never let go until it ate them up from inside. I have watched people carry other people's business like it was their's without even knowing the truth about the business. I have seen people eat up another person's life and come up satisfied.
I wonder if it is a ground breaking event to grow up. I question how hard it is to mature out of the protection of childishness. I personally feel it is an easy feat if we put our mind to it but i have been informed it is harder than it seems. I have seen, so i believe.

Magic

I just could not resist having two entries today. D'banj fans know this line: 'don't get it twisted, love is a beautiful thing' . I'm gonna twist that a lil bit: 'friendship is a beautiful thing' I love my friends. They are the craziest people i know. There are times i ask myself why i am so crazy and i look at the people i surround myself with and i understand. But still, it hits me, i love my friends. lol. i think i said that already. My friends catch me when i fall and advice me not to walk into the same hole. Get this, i am bloody stubborn, i walk into the same bloody hole and my friends still pick me up and dust off the dirt. I love my friends. I wake up on days and i don't want to face the world, my friends tell me the world should be scared of facing me and pull me out of bed.
I have laughed with them and i have cried with them and they have been with me through all of this. We have our fights and we laugh about how stupid we are and hug. There are days when i am so pissed i don't want to see anyone, my friends cheer me up and make me laugh so hard i forget what made me angry in the first place. When i face trials, i know i can run to them and the first question they ask me is "who do i need to beat up?"
Don't get it twisted, friendship is a beautiful thing. I love my friends.

Walk a mile in my shoes.

I don't have big feet,
but you could never fill my shoes.
My neck isn't the strongest,
but it holds my head up high.

My shoulders hold much weight,
but i still walk straight.
My eyes have seen death,
but i don't keep them closed.

My lips have tasted poison,
but i didn't stop drinking.
I haven't experienced too much,
but you can't walk a mile in my shoes.