My Peaceful Ponderings

See what unlocked a whole vault in my head today… 😂

Growing up back then, evening time was very special, especially right before or after dinner.

My dad would call me, stretch out money, and say: “Go buy soft drinks for everybody. Ask them which one they want.” Of course this was always accompanied with the then tasty fish biscuit with the original fish smell and taste. Very oily to a fault😋😋.

My favorite back then was Schweppes Bitter Lemon and funnily enough, my dad loved it too, so we were automatically on the same team.

Since the provision shop was just a few steps from the house, my ritual was simply to wait till it was a bit dark before carrying that heavy Bagco bag sometimes over my shoulder stuffed with 5 to 6 empty glass bottles and head out to exchange them for icy-cold ones.

If you grew up in Nigeria, you know the absolute pressure of carrying empty glass bottles in a Bagco bag. You must walk gently like a bride entering church, because if those bottles clink too hard and one breaks? Omo, you will answer tire before you even smell the drink! 😂😂😂

Those evenings were so sweet and simple. We’d all sit around in the parlor, sipping chilled drinks, watching whatever was showing on RSTV or AIT. No worries, no stress, just pure family time.😋😋

Sometimes, I honestly wish I could just get one final taste of those moments just one more time. Because in this adulthood? All of us are just dragging heavy life issues up and down like bags of BUA cement. 😭😂😂

Let’s hear your own memories in the comments! 👇🏾

In the calm and chaos, we'll keep moving 🤍
My Peaceful Ponderings

I hope you don't plan to this semester?

It's always possible. But it first starts with your mind!

A few days ago, a final-year student in health sciences came into the office space I share with a professor who happens to be his lecturer.

From his conversation with the Prof, this guy was actually supposed to have graduated last session. He came to beg the Prof to help him add a first-semester carryover course to his current second-semester registration, just so he could graduate with the current set.

Omo, the Prof just looked at him and asked what he had been doing all this while.

Apparently, the guy assumed he had a carryover, ignored the course back then, and suddenly woke up now wanting to patch it into the second semester. As I sat there listening, the whole thing just wasn't making any sense to me.

It is so easy for undergraduates to ignore and misuse the privileges made available to them. I’ve noticed that people rarely exhaust their options when they actually have them. There is a reason why the university assigns Course Advisors to every level. But students will actively run away from these advisors, and then when trouble knocks, they start looking for who to blame or miracle workers.

If the school or department provides certain privileges or guidance channels, please exhaust them!

Right now, I’m not even sure how possible this guy's request will be, because semester courses are strictly structured. You can’t just magically slot a first-semester course into the second semester like that. And if it doesn't go through? That means his school fees will continue to run for another session.

Something he could have completely avoided with just one simple consultation.
Academic negligence is expensive.

Through the calm and chaos, we'll keep moving🤍

My Peaceful Ponderings ✍️

If you are looking for a state in the Southeast where it hardly rains, then I present to you Ebonyi 😂😂

Let me be honest!

When I see or hear people talk about how they planned their japa journeys through study routes, especially the highly intentional ones who saved their NYSC alawee for scholarship applications, I hold them in incredibly high esteem. Having your life figured out that early is such a big move for me.

But honestly? I couldn't relate.

In fact, immediately after NYSC, I wore confusion like a shield. I contemplated and even made moves toward Nursing Science and Medical School not because my undergraduate degree wasn't enough, but simply because I was operating from a place of deep uncertainty.

I only started taking intentional steps long after my service year and those Direct Entry (DE) attempts. The passion I had tried so hard to brush aside eventually became too loud to ignore, and I finally started to see myself for who I truly am.

If you figure out early how unique and distinct your path is, that is absolutely beautiful. But if you discover yours much later, that is perfectly fine too as long as you are not living in someone else's shadow.

If you are still an undergraduate: You have the grace to start early.

If you are already out there and feeling confused: Take a deep look inward. Ask yourself who you are and what you truly want.

I have lived enough to realize that life has no single formula. We learn as we go, and we grow as we learn.

Through the calm and chaos, we'll keep moving 🤍
My Peaceful Ponderings ✍️

This 🤏👍😂😂😂😂

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This will be the first exam I'll be setting the question and invigilating as a lecturer.

Right from time, I have never been a fan of the "what is" kind of questions for real. I'd rather put my questions for instance as, "characterize water bacteria in their native and foreign forms" than use the "what is" approach. This is not the standard, but just a personal preference.

Exam is approaching​ and I'm feeling nostalgic. This time not with sweaty and shaky hands on my exam sheet. I'm happy not to be dealing with that type of situation again even though the challenges ahead are still massive😂😂.

It feels incredible to eventually step into the very roles I've once looked up to.

Sha remember that your good dreams are very valid.

Through the chaos and the calm, we keep moving. 🤍
My Peaceful Ponderings

They have finally excluded my course 😂😂😂