LIFE, KIND OR UNKIND?

I’m a bit prone to the blues, my grief gets so bad at times. I wonder why life is unkind to me, why my journey isn’t easy blah blah. I basically wallow in self-pity. During those times, it is an endless battle of doubts, fears and hopelessness. It is such a horrible thing to go through. I hit rock bottom sometime towards the end of last year then I made a profound decision.

It was a painfully slow journey to fight the currents of depression till I was able to get back up for air. I cannot give you the exact blueprint of how I did it. I do not have a specific guide towards overcoming melancholia but I’m going to try anyway.

First thing I decided was I couldn’t continue like this, I knew deep down that staying depressed couldn’t solve my problems. It was only going to push me into deeper problems. The turning point was the day suicide crossed my mind, it was crazy because it’s the most selfish thing ever and it’s the coward’s way out.

STEP 2; LOOK FOR AN OUTLET/VENT: Do not keep it all bottled up, you need to find an outlet. Depression itself stems from not dealing with minor fears, insecurities and letting them pile till they outweigh you.  My writing serves as a major outlet for me. I kept a diary as a teenager and it’s so much fun to read the things that bothered me then. So I made it a habit to keep track of major events in my life, feelings etc.

 If you’re a religious person, you could pray it out. Talk to God about the state you’re in, your lack of fulfillment, your confusion and all. He has perfect plans for you.

STEP 3; Make it a duty to live each day at a time: Do not bring the troubles of yesterday into today. See each day as sort of a new canvas and it’s up to you to paint a happy picture.

STEP 4; Get a hobby/skill/chore you’re going to immerse yourself into, preferably something that brings in money or improves a life somewhere. That way you feel more fulfilled that something is going right with you.

  

Lastly, keep an open mouth mind and eyes to all things beautiful like the existence of Jollof, grilled chicken and ice cream. These things make you believe that life is so much more beautiful. These past few weeks I have been quite fascinated with the skies, the way it can be so many beautiful colours at once, the way the sunset bathes it in an orange glow.

What I’ve noticed is the people around us most times can’t even tell, we fight our demons in private and usually appear as the life of the party outdoors. Well, I’m holding your hand virtually and saying “tomorrow will be better”.

Has life been kind or unkind to you? Share your doubts, fears and success stories. I’m here to listen and share.

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Hello... and all things in between

 Happy new month People of Kintriguesville. I know you've missed me a lot, right? I'm sorry I have been a bit out of touch. My sojourn has carried me to several islands but this will always be home.
I'm about to share something a tad bit controversial, I haven't even been able to sort out my train of thoughts concerning it.

I was about my business as usual in the pink store, then something caught my attention.

It was a really nice evening you see, The sky was all shades of blue, the clouds were a fluffy white. The sun was setting and a gentle breeze was ruffling the trees, stirring the grass and lifting hair light enough to be lifted. It was the perfect time to take a walk.

Soon enough, a couple was strolling, holding hands along my line of view, then the guy ran into an old friend just within my earshot (I swear I wasn't listening in). They talked animatedly for like 20 minutes, all of which did not include an introduction of his ladyfriend who was standing right there or even the merest acknowledgement by the friend.

"What sorcery is this?!!!" I thought to myself and my first reaction was "Captain! Grab your cape, let's rescue the damsel from this horror." But alas, the conversation ended, the couple locked hands and continued strolling as though all was well with the world.

As they will always tell me, "Bukunmi, see as you wanted to give yourself BP". I continued thinking it over and came to some mini-conclusions;

FIRST LINE OF THOUGHT
The friend might not be close enough to be worthy of the introduction, we all have that friend we run into once in a blue moon, we then catch up for a few minutes with promises that we'd stay in touch more but we both know it's until the next time we run into ourselves... So the friend could be one of those and the guy didn't see the point of an elaborate introduction.

SECOND LINE OF THOUGHT
It could be the other way round and the lady wasn't worthy of being introduced. Perhaps she doesn't have a title and she's just being led on. Harsh but very possible.

THIRD LINE OF THOUGHT
They could both be worthy of an introduction but the guy could be clueless and neither of them could suggest it.
Now this is an epidemic, we're all so socially ignorant nowadays, social etiquettes are almost non-existent. It's the social media age but we've all lost social charm. We are mostly at loss when we meet new people one on one, we end up fumbling our way through introductions and first time conversation till it gets really awkward. We'd rather just share IG,snapchat et al handles, ohhhs and ahhhs over followers,snaps, outfits or just blatantly ignore ourselves and stay glued to our devices.

So which of these lines seem the right one? Have you ever been in a socially awkward situation?  How'd you get out? Did you take the highway?

*Blowing you fairydust of peace, beauty and happiness*

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MY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE

Dearly beloved Kintriguers (in the manner of speaking very solemnly), I'm about to share with you a matter of grave seriousness. Drop everything else you're doing and listen to how by a tiny fraction, I missed the phenomenon that would have caused me not be able to even start this blog (which would have been a colossal loss,right?). Read with undivided attention.

Green, Green, I heard my phone ring from a distance, seeing as I am almost never within 5 yards of my phone, I dashed to get it with a swiftness worthy of an olympian. Sisi P was calling.

Sisi P; hey
Me; what's up? is the jollof ready?
Sisi P; yeah, I already packed yours.
Me; awww, I'd come get it,  I hope it's worthy of my bike jet flying 
Sisi P; well....   (I spared you the shenanigans, we're not such straightforward people).

You all know everything else has to wait now, the pink store, the entire human race, well and some animals too. Everything that won't take me closer to my goal. So I told Supermom I had to see Sisi P urgently, flew the next available 'jet', slew all obstacles along my path and arrived Sisi P's. I went through a painstaking pleasantry session then caught sight of the jollof guardian and demanded my parcel. After some minutes of the most ladylike munching, well... say it ranked 60% so due to that I chilled in jollofsville for 60minutes and started the journey back to my nation.

The entire convoy and I hailed this 'jet'. We moved at top speed for like 5 minutes till we got to a major traffic point, here's how I should have known the pilot was a murderer;

Pilot; Aunty, hold yourself tight o
Me; what do you mea..... (Pilot starts wedging himself, the vehicle and I in ridiculously small spaces between cars) DON'T SCRATCH MY BODY O!
Pilot; that's why I said hold yourself tight now.

Pilot manages to navigate forward till there was nowhere else to squeeze, then he darts to the sidewalk-only there are no sidewalks so it is an extension of people's stores. Again he starts issuing orders.

Pilot; Aunty, bend your head 
Me; (responds quickly as he is throwing us under a signpost already) DON'T KILL ME PLEASE!!

I notice some passersby watching and laughing, Yes it must have looked hilarious but couldn't they guess I needed an intervention?
Pilot keeps jumping off steps, sliding under signposts in full blown James Bond likeness. By now I have screamed myself hoarse and I kept thinking to myself  'so this is how people die, this is how I wouldn't be able to tell Sisi P I got home safe' until we get to the intersection where there are traffic control agents and he had to pause. Just as I was about to call their attention, they motioned us forward and away HE SPED almost colliding with another car.

I finally drop off at my destination doing a rebirth dance. Couldn't mention a word to Supermom as she constantly preaches against all automobiles that have less than four tyres.

There you have it. One of my noble acts to rescue destitute Jollof. Have you ever had any "Death is nigh" moment? or any encounter with lunatic drivers or cyclist? Share with us.


                                                                                                              Signed,
                                                                                                      Your favorite Superhero,
                                                                                                          Capt. Jollof.
 

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SYMBOLE DE MON AMOUR

Heyyy guys! I decided to look for our special moniker, like dooney’s kitchen calls her followers ‘tribers’ e.t.c. and I came up with *drumrolllllllll* KINTRIGUERS!!!  LOL!! I hope you like it, I hope it doesn’t sound like some animal from the north pole. Feedbacks in the comment section please. So let’s get a feel of it.

Hiiii kintriguers, I have to absolutely tell you about this great ability of mine but you cannot quote me anywhere though, so you’re going to read this and 5 minutes later totally delete it from your memory and pretend like this paragraph doesn’t exist anywhere. I have this great stalking internet surfing ability, the CIA really needs me, no kidding. So I have a lot of loved up guys I stalk check on social media and some of em end up being a huge disappointment but they can’t shake my love stalking spirits though. 

Moving on, what gets you hung on a guy or girl? Like what is that special thing that gets you from 0 to 100 immediately, that one thing that is expedient for a person to have before he or she can be your love interest.

I talked to some of my guys and the conversation went thus; 

Me;  what’s the one thing that gets you hung on someone? 
Sisi P; I think beyond all things he has to be able to make me laugh, because when it boils down to it, I’d choose some I can laugh with over all else. 
Me; I’d buy you a seat on a Kevin Hart show when I get on forbes. 
Sisi P; *stares at me derisively* You??! I’ll break into a million pieces……. And we drift off.

Me; If we had like 10 men in a room all good-looking. Ranging heights, complexion, body weights e.tc. what candy who will you pick and why? 
Miss J; *looks on dreamily with the biggest grin, then starts whispering* it’s all in the eyes 
Me;JAY!JAY!!Focus
Miss J; *Passionately and animatedly* you know when a man that loves you looks your way, there’s fire in the eyes… 
Me;Ehenn, you’re almost orgasming from this presumed gaze o…. And we cut.

Me; What about a girl hints you if she’s gonna be dateable or not? 
Meka; When she opens her mouth
Me; *puzzled* what about her mouth?
Meka; I mean the things she says, if she matches me intellectually. That gets me all the way, I mean she could be ugly and what not but I’d have fallen hard before I even notice her looks. 
Me; hmmm… insightful.

Me ; You have 10 girls of all shapes and ranging complexions to pick from, who is your go to girl? 
Berto; *smacks lips* the one with the greatest tits, they could be sitting so I wouldn’t see their butts, I’m all about the tits though. 
Me; Yea, how convenient.

So kintriguers (yes, I’m going to say it till it becomes ridiculously annoying), which of these threads do you reckon with or share your thoughts in the comments. I look forward to them *rubs palm in anticipation* Qu’est que symbole de ton amour? Search google, it is my duty to make you disturb your little heads.

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FROM THE PINK STORE

Hello!! Aloha!!! You guys cannot absolutely believe what I saw this morning from my little window to the world (The pink store). I've been seeing this cute little boy you know, I have always thought him cute the way you think your nephews are cute you know. He looks to be about 13 thereabout, he just trudges up and down the street with his backpack everyday not until today he gave me the shocker of my day *you thought I was going to say my life, NO! more shocking things have happened.*  So he opens his backpack and removes his UNILORIN ID CARD!!! Do not even try to say what's so surprising! do not even try to discredit the shocker of my day!! DON'T!!!  I'm telling you he looked barely 13.

Well, I looked really small when I entered uni too.. 'rephrase' I've always looked pretty young for all the phases in my life. Even now that I'm done with uni, gone on to serve and some people still think I'm awaiting admission *exasperated sigh*. It has its perks though, I can cougar all I want.

My bae - let's call her Sisi P who you're going to be reading a lot about, is really young and looks it but since your size is proportional to your age here, we have had to convince a lot of people her age which normally produces a range of reaction from jaw dropping till saliva runs to vigorous shaking of the head till you're scared for brain damage. Here's a typical convo;

Mr/Miss: so how old are you?
Sisi P: *smiles sheepishly* how old do you think I am?
Mr/Miss: you can evade questions o. okay say 25
Sisi P: *bursts into laughter and exclaims* ahhhh, even my elder brother isn't 25
You get the drift..
So share your experiences due to your size or lack of it...

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