This is the first story I have come across that tackles the issue from the twisted minds of 419ers. But are their minds really twisted? Read my Review
Book Review – I Do Not Come to You by Chance
Blogger Recognition Award
Finally!!! I missed this space. I know it’s only been a week since I posted any thing new but it feels like a month. My absence wasn’t voluntary, I just found myself without the time to put anything coherent up. Don’t get me wrong, it was a great week but I have decided to put the ‘schedule’ option to use from now on. So, I was nominated for this award last week (making this a really late post…) by the incredible Kelly of theintrovertmomblog, it’s interesting how you can feel a connection with someone living on the other side of […]
Book Review – Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
If i could place one book in the hands of all the world’s citizens, this would make the shortlist. Read my review of this quietly insightful book by Susan Cain
Book Review – Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
If i could place one book in the hands of all the world’s citizens, this would make the shortlist. Read my review of this quietly insightful book by Susan Cain
I Do Not Come to You by Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Kingsley is fresh out of university, eager to find an engineering job so he can support his family and marry the girl of his dreams. Being the opara of the family, he is entitled to certain privileges – a piece of meat in his egusi soup, a party to celebrate his graduation. But times are hard in Nigeria and jobs are not easy to come by.
My mind: A reality show?
I sometimes imagine what a reality show of my life would look like. In fact, for about 3 months in 2008, during the time I was supposed to be preparing for my A-levels exam (I say supposed because I pretty much spent a year goofing off). I was sure someone had installed cameras in my room, I was constantly being filmed and I was playing to an audience. In fact, for about 3 months in 2008, during the time I was supposed to be preparing for my A-levels exam. I say supposed because I pretty much spent a year goofing off. I was […]
Book Review – The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
“The choices we have to make in this world are hard and bitter. Sometimes we have no choices at all.” Read my review of this fantastic novel by Lola Shoneyin
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favour working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labelled “quiet,” it is to introverts that we owe many of the great contributions to society–from Van Gogh’s sunflowers to the invention of the personal computer.