Diary of a Young Nigerian Daddy's Girl; BellaNaija 2015 Epilogues Entry

Being a whiiiiiiiiile!
Do I have any excuse?
Well, not really... Been occupied with some other stuff, had a lot on my mind and not been feeling too good. Writer's juice has actually not been flowing 'like dat like dat' too.

So here's a quick one I just thought to record here. Bella Naija called for 2015 Epilogues. Yours Truly, the typical DG {Daddy's Girl} thought to put in an entry and it got published! Yaaay!

So here goes a peek into the life of this young Nigerian. I hope you don't get bored... *wink*

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Psst... Don't Tell Anyone. 6 Beauty Secrets for that Megawatt Smile This Harmattan

Harmattan. The weather most folks dread. What if I told you I like that time of year? Don't believe me 'patapata'; believe me small. I like it when harmattan comes around because:

1. For an oily-skin person as myself, harmattan is bliss. We don't get cracked skin like every other person. With the right amount of petroleum jelly, we're good to go! It's a welcome break from the norm of having to wipe excess oil off our faces every now and then.

2. Super-fast 'Clothes-drying' time! Why? Because I have a syndrome. Dunno what to name it but suffice it to say that the longer my clothes take to dry, the higher the chances of me forgetting it on the clothes-line. With harmattan, those chances are highly reduced.

3. I don't have to worry about sweltering heat... just the dryness

Emotionally, Living Together Offers Equal Benefits as Being Married?

Okay, so this study carried out by some fellows at the Ohio State University in the US, found that moving in together offers the same emotional benefits as being married. 

The study does record some variations resulting from gender differences, but basically, it posits that marriage is not much different from co-habitation when it comes to emotional wellbeing.

Sara Mernitz, one of the Study co-authors, said 

"Now it appears that young people, especially women, get the same emotional boost from moving in together as they do from going directly into marriage."

Still on the Nigerian Senate and this #Socialmediabill Palaver

Source: Google

I know I have a leaning towards storytelling, but this I'm about to recount, is no story.

So my colleague comes into the office and the first thing I notice is his hair. He had cut it.
I go all "Aww... You cut your hair? Why did you cut it?" he just smiled, kinda shyly sef, and said "Na long story o". Something about the way he said it, the look on his face; something about it gave him away. It clicked:
"Oh! Your girlfriend asked you to cut it abi?" 

If I had any doubts about my conclusion before, his expression drove them away. He was all blushy smiley smiley. It was his next comments that got me cracking though... 

Things to Consider When Planning Your Pre-wedding Shoot

“Titi, our friend is getting married in 2 months’ time o!”

Titi looked lost as her office colleague and bestie of 10 years gleefully updated her with the news.

“Which friend?”

It was Lara’s turn to look lost as she seemed to be wondering ‘Really, how can you not know?’

“Titi! Are you in this office at all?”

“No vex”, Titi shrugged, “Just tell me who it is”

Eyeing her friend playfully, Lara responded “You should be ashamed of yourself. Vivian is getting married joor”

“You lie!” Titi retorted

“Mtchew”, her friend hissed. “Because I lied about something like that yesterday, abi?” she questioned sarcastically.

“Are you for real?” Titi asked incredulously, eyes widening “And you’re saying it’s in two months’ time?”

#PrayforParis: 3 Sad Human Facts surrounding the November 13 Paris Attacks

First I heard of it was on Saturday morning. ‘Twas the first piece of news I saw everywhere; officially, #PrayforParis was trending. As I found out more about what we were supposed to be praying about, I couldn’t help the initial feeling of despair. I live in a country where Boko Haram terrorist bombings are reported virtually every day, but I still feel that overwhelming sadness every time I hear such reports. Events following newsbreak of the multiple Paris attacks however drove me to make certain observations, and they were downright depressing…

The Many Shades of Sex: What really is Sexual Purity?

He walked towards her slowly; slowly as though in a trance. Everyone else around her faded, and as she got lost in his seductive eyes, every object around faded into oblivion as well. The Chocolate god stepped forward, his deliciously brown skin stretched firmly across his muscles. She ran the full length of his body with her eyes; worshipping the existence of him, this fine specimen of a man! 

He was all glisten and sparkle, and as he sauntered towards her, he did to her insides very dangerous things. It felt like she was about to explode. She licked her lips as she took it all in- His taut muscles, the inviting rock-hard nipples, the belly that looked like it belonged on a super-human creature, firm & sweet to the eye! All the way below, down, down, down to that…..