What a dramatic reunion!

On my way home from work during the week, I bumped into a friend from secondary school. She was exchanging numbers with a guy when I saw her, so I caught her attention by saying, ''is this what you do? exchanging numbers with a guy at the bus stop?'' She saw me and screamed with delight. We hugged and did a brief catching up. 

Then she introduced me to the guy with her and I included the phrase 'my secondary school mate'. I guess he didn't hear the secondary school part when he mentioned his university.  As an ex-commando that she is, my friend emphasised 'se-conda-ry schooool' with whole hand gesture. He expressed his amazement with the wide-eyed-o-shaped-mouth expression. We talked about jobs and I found myself acting the ambassador for my organisation (still in awe that I could do that-feels good though). 

Well, the most intriguing thing happened when a pretty lady walked up to us and pointed at the guy screaming these exact words 'you, you, is this what you do, insulting girls you don't know? yada yada yada.... My friend and I were shocked to discover that it wasn't a joke. The strange lady was yelling at this guy, pointing fingers and he was yelling back, causing a scene.

She claimed he paid her a compliment but she refused to respond since she didn't know him. However, instead of minding his business, he decided to insult her by calling her a she-goat among other insults. He claimed she called him a he-goat first.

They went back and forth on the he-said-she-said thingy causing people to stare while some tried to intervene. 

All of a sudden, I came very self-conscious and realised that we were at Ikeja bus stop along the railway. I said to my friend 'please let us leave here this is Ikeja bus stop'.
The lady then said he would have a car accident bla bla...and walked away.
He said she was a witch and was going to get her. 

I told my friend it was getting late and we had to go home.
So I said aloud to my girlfriend 'let me have your number' and he said ok. I replied with the speed of light 'NOT YOU, HER!' (why in the world would he think I would want to have his number?). 

I parted ways with my friend while he went to look for his 'girlfriend' to continue his chick fight.
It was so dramatic that I checked myself to be sure it was not a plot to rob me. On seeing that I was 'complete' I looked around for a candid camera.

Life is too short for you not to do things you love...(good things please!)

Last night, I went into the kitchen to prepare my dinner, but something strange happened. As I was taking out the oats from the container with a spoon, I felt a strong urge to eat from a deep bowl. Out of reflex, I said it out loud, ''I feel like eating from a deep bowl!'', at the same time demonstrating with the container of oats.

Immediately, I went into the kitchen store and got the deepest bowl that was within my closest reach....an old blue cooler

As I was preparing my oats, my sister who was also in the kitchen told me that I wasn't serious; but I replied her subconsciously, ''life is too short for me not to do the things I feel like doing (good things I mean)''....and voila my oats...

yum yum yum...same oats, different experience! I savored every spoon and I felt so good.

 
Although this is an almost insignificant event but the moral of my story...(admitting that it's not so easy) always try to live your life as you dream to live it. It doesn't have to be perfect, neither do you have to wait for the perfect moment (because it might never come). Use what you have/your present situation to your advantage, make it work for you, take it one day at a time...and most importantly, I Luv U!

As a footnote, here are my favorites bowls which I mostly use for fruits and cereals...featuring them so they don't get jealous. 

Wedding turned comedy show

I went for a wedding last week Saturday with the reception held in a very classy and pretty hall. It was the wedding of my senior (more or less a school-mother) in secondary school. Well, I don't want to talk about the solemnity of the wedding or the beauty of the reception but about something else that baffled me. 

The MC for the reception was a comedian and he did not just do a very great job but he overdid it. He did it too well that at a time I forgot I was attending a wedding reception (I actually thought I was at a comedy show) not until he announced that it was time for couple to cut the cake. He just kept on talking and cracking jokes, delaying other events.

It became so bad that guests (including me) started murmuring that they were hungry while laughing simultaneously. He just took over the whole programme. The couple's dance dance dance with friends and families came up while the food was being served. No one dared to stand up for the sake of the food not passing their table, since we were all famished and had laughed out our stored energy. This was at about 4.30pm. They just danced all alone till very few individuals went out to dance with them. 

People were not given the opportunity to give short speeches about the couple. The chairman of the event wasn't even given the honour to say anything. It was all about the emcee. The couple...totally in the background...

My advice to singles who wish to get married; please for your wedding reception employ a professional emcee and  if you want, a comedian to lighten things up and/or other side attractions like live performances by musicians, dancers etc.