Parent Teacher Conjugation

‘he doesnt like to socialise! he is so practical that he even question my spending!’ the mother said.
i gaze at her face wondering if i could place them in my memory bank. i too wondered if she resembled any of my students.
her kid is of a male spieces. that i know for a certain because [...]

Painkillers, Antibiotics and Chinese National Day

here i am 24 hours later. sittin in my living room, feet up, sipping some water, numbed from the pain killers and hopefully rejuvenated by the antibiotics.
4th October. that is my date with Dr Wong. the professional who is going to yank me tooth out of my gums.
my visit last night was a good one, [...]

Facebook Match…

According to Facebook, i have only two people who matched my profile and needs. they are Alexis Portly and Wole Aluko-Olokun of Abuja. Why am I in the Abuja network? Your guess is as good as mine.
Song of the Day: Call Me All by Paul Simon
Finger Acrobatics Performed by Avloomat @ 1331Hrs

rain and scooter

it rained this morning. as a result i couldnt ride my scooter to work…
drats… and they cancelled today’s meeting. i will be left walking home…

when you have hours to kill… and nowhere to go…

work can only take so much time. above that work is only allowed to occupy a certain percentage of my daily life. it is an important part of my life for it brings the dough but it is not the all conquering controlling force.
serenity is.
with that i am left with massive pockets of [...]

Demons…

i think i was possessed by demons last night.
i suddenly had the craving to cook some curry… from scratch.
i already see people eyes bulging, widening in surprise saying…’Wha…!? You know how to cook curry??
‘um… no, i just said i was in a hurry… since i was feeling hungry….i dont understand comments like this. dont blame [...]

Friday Night…

it was another friday. the end of the work week. the end of one form of torture that signals the beginning of another.

That’s How I Like It…

it’s a lazy sunday afternoon. i have just had my lunch. a steak sandwhich. perhaps that was breakfast too.
meanwhile i am cooking up some rice for tonight’s dinner and tomorrow’s lunch. and on the tele is season 3 of ‘the office’ or in the words of my english colleague, paul, ‘the unfunny american version’.
currently [...]

naomi has left the building…

she was here and now she was gone. the defining moment of our meeting was when she noticed how i seem to reserve my joy being at Hooters Hongqiao/Shanghai.
‘you dont seem to enjoy your time in here as much as all the other blokes…’ she said.
they look nice indeed. there is genuine warmth in [...]

I Live in a Villa…

‘You live in a Villa!!??’ her small eyes bulged. Rebecca was her name.
of course i dont live in a villa. i live in a crappy one bedroom, studio apartment. i dont really know the differnce though. it is differnet from country to crountry and even more so from province to province.
in any case, that was [...]