What has become of us...?

I still maintain the fact Nigeria will change for the better despite contrary belief but of recent I've had to ask myself some questions such as "How bad do we have to get to become good?", "Will this change happen in my lifetime?" and many more of that sort. I see the father figures of our times who will one day head families and its saddening to see that there's a lot of distraction and misplacement of values these days. The other day I was listening...

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Is Chivalry Dead?

I write this with great worry and concern...lol. Okay, firstly I'm posting this from my e-mail so pardon me if it doesn't come out well formatted. Uggh! Phone typing is just major stress but I'll try as I don't want this to go just like that. So back to the topic which is as clear as can be and I'll appreciate your honest feedback. I ask again, 'Is Chivalry dead???' Or is it on life support?("Chivalry - the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms...") So what prompted this post is...

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Blogging and my hiatus

It's been a constant struggle trying to put up a post for more than a month now. Before I go on, I'm really sorry for the long silence. I thought it not wise to just put up something here without visiting your blogs so I had to do a lil visit round almost all the blogs I follow. As you can see, we changed skin o, hehehe. Please help fill in the poll by the right sidebar. I'll appreciate it a lot! Lots have happened in the past few days, my birthday, stress from everyday life, an encounter with a Sierraleonean  refugee, to mention a few. I...

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Meeting a blogger + The big picture

It's a new week and I'm positive about how great it's going to be. One of the highlights for blogging for me has always been meeting fellow bloggers face-to-face and I think it gets a lil more interesting when you see a familiar face and you wondering where you knew the person from. So I saw a fellow blogger last week. Yay! Precisely Feyi (@msdawari) and I was shocked at first, cuz it was a bit dark at that time and I probably did not expect...

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MIA Series: Pt 3 - Beach Resort Trip

So this will be the final in the series I started in my last two posts. You guys totally have given me another name based on the forgetful act I executed on my friend's wedding. Hehe, it's not as bad as it may have seemed though. And don't change your mind of inviting me to your wedding. Noooooo! Jellof wice must not pass me by. Throughout last month, I was operating on a funny dimension where I engaged in a lot of activities but just couldn't...

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MIA Series: Pt 2 - The wedding and forgetfulness

I must say with all sincerity that the highlight of my week was reading the comments from you guys on my last post. You people sha know how to make someone's head swell ehn. Okay lemme confess small: When I put up the post, I felt like it just did not sound right to just badge in, out of the blues and be expecting comments. But you all just proved that blogsville still remains a family. Family always accepts you. I've been to some blogs and hope...

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MIA Series: Pt 1 - What I've been up to.

Ladies and Gentlemen... Where do I start from sef. I know right! You don't need to say it *dodges shoe* I was at at point beginning to think it was some e-curse that I had contracted which actually is part of the reasons I've been inactive for quite a while. I truly missed blogging and I will tell you in actual fact that I made attempts to blog but end up dumping it as the words didn't just always feel right. (Did I mention I have perfectionism tendencies?) It's a strength and a big weakness and I've decided to write something however it may...

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Happy New Month! + 2nd Anniversary Audio Shoutout

Happy New Month to y'all!!! May this August bring you all the good things you desire. Amen. As you all know, today marks our 2nd year anniversary at Mikesfrequency. Here's the Audio shoutout below. :-) Enjoy!...

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My Awesome weekend + Blog Anniversary

Yes! Just as the title shows, I had an awesome weekend! Not exaggerating. Highlight of it was that I finally met Myne Whitman.  Myne and I @ the 'Book N Gauge' event Friday -------- I concluded on a project that I'd been on for a while which was a big relief. Headed to a friend's house only to find out that Olympics Opening Ceremony was showing. Did you guys see the epic jump by the 'Queen'. LOL! Tim Berners-Lee's appearance (Inventor of the...

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Updates so far on the comic + other news

Okay, I've missed so much activities in Blogsville. Hope your weekend's going great? Did I miss Myne's visit to Nigeria again? *sigh* Second time running. Just checked her blog and saw the pictures. Hope not to miss the next one though. In other news, we shall be 2 years old a few weeks from now. :-D Last year we did a video shoutout and a song also. This year I guess I could use some ideas from you guys. Something out of the normal. Suggestions...

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Missed you guys! + Skydiving

Apologies for keeping my peeps hanging for this long. It was due to some unforeseen circumstances such as my expired internet subscription amongst other things. If I haven't visited your blog, I will try to do so very soon. Missed this space much. In the mean time, I hope you read the piece I dedicated to the victims of the Dana aircrash. Also, I personally have gotten my own copy of Atilola's book, 'Antonyms of A mirage' at the June poetry reading. Grab...

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...A sad day in Nigeria...

Sad Sad weekend here in Nigeria. Refreshing webpages, Twitter timelines, Facebook updates and I just can't seem to come to terms that all these have happened in one day. This morning was the reported news of a bomb blast in Bauchi killing 12 people. Hours later, I hear over the phone that a plane has crashed in the Iju-Ishaga area in Lagos State. Rescue operations Photo credit: SaharaReporters Minutes later and people are spreading rumours...

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Experiment with imagery + Comic updates

Happy to be posting something finally. My internet had some issues during this weekend although, I had typed out this post before. Last week was filled with so much to do and the good part is I'll be taking some days off this week to focus on the upcoming comic project. Really would like to thank Myne for helping with the publicity on her blog. I was really happy and encouraged when I read the post. We were supposed to have a proper launch event for it on June 2nd but when we did a cost-benefit analysis of that, it just did not appear right. I...

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Tab life + 11 Questions

If my life was a web browser, you'd probably see a lot of open tabs right now. I've had to do Ctrl+Shift+T on some things in my head even (Try it, some geeky stuff  :-D) Thing is I've been juggling a lot of things these past two weeks and I can clearly say, it's been the most productive week for me this year. Having someone you're accountable to for your to-do list per day helps a great deal (especially when there are penalties). Okay here's a brief peek into the things I'm involved in: - Preparing for an IT exam (should be done studying...

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Comic launch!

Firstly, thank God for the friend that threarened me to write today! LOL! You know yourself. :-P *alarm rings* Shey you heard it now o, my alarm is ringing. Been up since 3:45am am and I've been waking up really early this past week. It's been really helping cuz I get to do so much in the early hours to kickstart my day. So I hear Aunty Relentless has moved to a new domain. Congrats dear! *dancing makosa* You berra declare akara and pap for...

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Liebster Award + Mushy stuffs

First things first, I want to say a warm thank you to Relentless Builder for the Liebster Blog Award. She made my week! When I saw it, I just didn't have an option but to flash a big grin across my face. Thank you dear. She's a great writer and blends her art with music reviews and her blog is very organized. One thing I've also come to know is how passionate she takes education which is one area she writes about most times. Just in case you...

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Double Good news!!!

I'm so happy with the news in blogsvile. Tarararam ta! *sidesteps* *snaps finger* sways side to side slowly* *bobs head up and down* Yipee! First good news is that @ilola has released her book. YAY! Check out the preview here: The book is now available for sale on Amazon. (Check sidebar) Second good news is that Okeoghene Ighiwoto whom I did a post on a while back is now in India for treatment courtesy the Delta State Government and...

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Money gist

You guys well done on the last post *CLAPS* Smart women you all are. You must have noticed the flunctuating comment system on the blog. It removed @ilola's previous comment for no reason. I really haven't been able to check it. So please bear with me in the mean time. The komole-ing picture will also be uploaded (una like gist sef *side eye*). :-) 2 weeks away from BBM and counting. *phew* It's been relaxing though but I have seen the downsides. Today, I needed to send an urgent mail to a friend that was to reply back the same mail by...

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Hidden message from me to you.

It 1:00 am and I just finished a lovely bar of Snickers. *licks finger* I'm currently trying to break away from the usual things I do...just for a change. It's been helping. The battle against the recent drop in motivation has been showing positive signs. Part of the change includes: - Cutting off from Blackberry*It's been like cutting off air, LOL* - Started a self-study video tutorial IT course. - Eating what I feel like on some occasions.(Most...

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Friends and our future

Today was filled with activities as always but I made out time to enjoy my evening at the Loudthotz Poetry Reading. Twas relaxing to say the least. Sometimes I just try to think of what people miss from the arts, you know...literature, poetry, artistic drawings and the likes. At a point, I used to imagine what life would be if my future wife would not at least be able to sing, write, draw or dance sha. Just do something 'art-y'. LOL! I've seen and immersed myself practically in the murky waters of Enginnering for half a decade, tasted and still...

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Coming up...thank you!

Happy Easter to you all! Yay! I wanna say a big 'Thank you' to all of you that dropped a message on the blog. It went a long way. And for those who wanted to make me cry emotional tears of joy *sticks out tongue* I didn't cry; but I was elated. So much love. Two of the culprits are 'Relentless Builder' and NIL (Naija Mum In London). They both sent me very consoling e-mails and I just was overgasted and flaberwhelmed. Hehe...I sound like Mr...

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My long pause in blogging

I really don't know how to feel tonight. Firstly, I'm very happy God made me understand the reason I've been going through some things of late. Secondly, I'm very happy I got to see my circle of close friends today. All these are consolations to a fact which I've been trying hard to come to terms with today. I lost a friend. A close friend whom we both worked in my school chapel's technical department (we call it 'Olive Media'). Slumped while jogging in the morning. I tried to convince myself it was a lie that he could make it. He was...

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A Plea for Help...

Hi everyone, it's been a while yea. Actually I had to do this post as a matter of urgency. BLOGSVILLE I NEED YOU! I stumbled on a particular tweet by @omojuwa (Japheth Omojuwa), which led me to a link on Linda Ikeji's blog. Its about Okeoghene John Igwhiwotho, an ex-student of Federal Government College. He's a diabetic mellitus type 1 and 2 patient and has been bedridden for the past six years. Six years of not walking, had his toes amputated....

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March Poetry Reading video

Thanks to all that responded to the poll on Working class mum vs Work at Home mum. In case you missed it, please endeavour to read the interesting views. If you noticed, my last two posts have been written in a rush plus with heavy sleeppy eyes sef. It's just been hectic and I took out time to relax this Thursday at the monthly poetry reading. The video is below for you viewing plus the one from Atilola and Kemi Bon...powerful poems. The GAP - Kemi Bon The Battle - Michael Onobote My Friend, My Enemy - Ifeanyi Feedback will be ap...

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Which type of mum/wife?

I conducted a poll tonight and I asked my friends questions relating to what kind of wives they'd rather be. Work at home or Working class and I was pretty amazed to find that 50% of women want to be working class while 40 % of men also wanted working class, 5% wanted Stay at home arrangement while 5% were not interested in marriage. Civilization or what? Ask me and I'd also as you...What happens to the family when both spouses are out. I was furthermore amazed at the answers I got which I decide to publish for your eyes and also for you to drop...

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Middle Sleep

This blog post was inspired by a little child I woke up to go to bed this evening. It's usually fun sometimes when you witness the drama of waking a sleeping child. So I walk him to the gents... Then..."Oya now, oya jor..." After minutes of no luck, then I try the age-old "sssssss..." and there comes the log-awaited pee. Yay! The silly things we do sometimes while asleep could amaze us. I remember an issue that I denied responsibility for when a friend claimed he brought an attendance sheet to me at 11pm to sign. That's all I could recall. The...

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An awesome vlog post.

I got a mail from my very good friend LowlaDee whose blog is one wealth of inspiration, today. I clicked on the link and was all awww-y all through the video, We've all passed through this times at one point in our lives and it's always a beautiful moment when things are back in order. Do watch, enjoy and drop your comments. She blogs at LowlaDee.com Drop your comments bel...

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My poetry reading video

Wooopirooo!!!! Thanks to @ilola, I wouldn't have known that the video had been uploaded on the Loudthotz Youtube Channel. Okay it was a poetry reading I attended in January and it hold every 2nd Thursday of the month at the Orange Academy by the Independent Poet Concerns which hosts the event. Transcript is beside/below the video: Tick tock…think and talk, all the hours round the clock, up the hill and down the alley, Born today, tomorrow we marry. He crawled yesterday…walked today, she’s born today…tomorrow dying, tick tock…think and talk will...

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My new therapy

Heyo peeps! It's hard to believe I'm still awake after all the work of yesterday. Yes cuz its 12:30am already and I'm supposed to be up early later today. On a normal day, by this time I'm too exhausted to open my laptop so I just drag my self into my bed, try to pray and I wonder how it always happens...once I open my eyes, it's morning and I feel tired like I never rested. At a point, I was having a lot of afraidness on my daily schedule till I re-found this new therapy I'd love to share with you. It's something we all know but hardly practice. It...

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#Things we take for granted...

A bit tired but I have to write this. I thought of tweeting about this, hence the hashtag, but I got occupied with something. But thinking of it, there are so many things we tend to take for granted. I'll still tweet on it though. Taking the wheels of your car, without uttering a prayer, yet you still enjoy safety. Eating and your food digests...ask those who have to be injected with supplements. Peeing unaided...you don't use a tube. You can smile...ask someone with paralysed facial muscles. You have a boil/stye in your eye, yet you complain...ask...

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My first playlet...for your viewing

Hello peeps, I had the chance to do a few blog rounds this morning and was able to drop a few comments on some blogs. I recently volunteered to write a short playlet for a church which would be acted on stage this Sunday. Before I submit, I have uploaded it here for your critic and polishing. Kindly help point out things you feel need to be changed, things you enjoyed, etc. The theme is centered around Youths/Teenagers and Peer Pressure. Here's it:   INT – The Adetola Family Sitting Room SCENE 1 (Bisi is in the sitting room curled...

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