Nigeria Goes GOLD!!

HAYYYYY! 

     *composes self* Hi guys!

    Nigeria won the African Cup of Nations!!! I'm so impressed by this feat. As we all know, we've had quite a difficult time winning any trophies for a while, so this was very welcome good news. I decided to take a break from the usual writing and do a hats off to Nigeria by giving a recap of the highlights. Not the actual pitch highlights of course. I mean I watch football, but I'm not the best person to talk about it, I'd probably just make some kind of blunder. I'm giving y'all HIGHLIGHTS FROM TWITTER. Prepare to be very amused. 

      The Nigerian community on Twitter was very excited about this match you know, although we spent the first few minutes arguing about  what people from Burkina Faso are called. 

      We never quite figured it out, so if you have any ideas, let me know in the comments below. We also talked a lot about the Burkina players (I don't know how to call them yet *shrugs*), ESPECIALLY BANCE, you know the really dark guy with indomie hair? or was it french fries. Let's see what my Twitter folks said.

Well, what can I say? Nigerians are really funny people.

There were also funny speculations as to all the mixed chances and people had a lot of funny images about what the Burkina people had done to make our dear Musa fall like a leaf in autumn. This was one of them.

Ohh and when that Nigerian pushed the Burkina guy? Don't mess with Nigerians.

And at the end of the day, I felt more sorry for Ghanaians than Nigerians. I still don't understand why they try to quarrel with Nigerians, the average Nigerian can insult 5 people at once and be unnerved. And at the end of the day?

So Burkina lost. Poor Bance had to cry and still no pity for him. More insults. Proof?

CONGRATULATIONS SUPER EAGLES!!!! Enjoy your victory! Cheers!

Grateful

   Hi guys!

        How did your week go? Better than mine I hope. School went quite well this week. The highlight of my week was definitely my microbiology teacher. Very amusing fellow. In his early 70's, I think. Everything reminds him of an experience he's had, that's the beautiful thing about being old- you've seen it all. He is quite well traveled and funny in an old mischievous kinda way. Honestly was riveted by his lectures, although I admit I spent a few minutes calculating his age after he said that he had graduated from our university in 1964. My first therapy class was also really good. I learnt such a huge amount of stuff about how a hospital works and general protocol. Proper learning will commence next week though, so I wasted a lot of precious time this week and time did seem to fly by with all the 8am to 4:25pm classes. But, so far, so good.

       This week was also really sad for me. Two people I care about died. One of them was a young woman who had been married four years at most. She had two children, one of whom is a three month old. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor after she had her second child. And she died at the end of January. I know a lot people say stuff like this, but I saw this woman, pregnant and healthy this past summer, she rode in our car once while I was home and she visited my family with her husband who will now care for their two children. I can still hear her laugh. How is she now buried, six feet deep somewhere? After my mum told me about her death, I couldn't stop thinking of just how fleeting life is. I believe in the hope of a resurrection as written in the bible, but it still hurts now anyway and I cannot imagine how her husband, parents and siblings are coping.

         So, I am GRATEFUL. This raises other feelings though. I feel guilty. Guilty that I live and breathe, and eat and hear the voices of those I love and guilty that I can hear good music. Guilty that my entire family, my parents, brother and extended family are alive and well. Is this what survivors guilt is? I'm stuck. I'm stuck in this place between thankfulness and guilt and I'm hoping I get out soon. So I can live and breathe and actually live. So I believe that this life isn't all there is. It can not be. I'm waiting for the real life the bible promises. I don't want to leave on a sad note people, so let's make something good out of this and remember to thank our maker everyday for all the mundane things we take for granted- life, waking up, sight, taste, family, health, money, everything-, constantly remind our loved ones how much we love them  and lets us pray that He strengthens all who don't have all those liberties. Remember not to weep as those who have no hope- 1st Thessalonians 4:13.

         Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave your comments, I'd love to know what you think! Have a fab week xx
P.S My song of the week Colton Dixon- I'll Be the light (Its Amaaazing)

BETRAYAL-- A Poem

Trust violated

Circle broken

    Hearts mutilated

      Denial beckoning.

 I feel my idea of us shatter.

In my discombobulated mind,

I hear pieces of my broken heart clatter.

Feeling as worthless as an orange rind.

Memories clearer under the mist of deception

How had I never seen?

I allowed my heart to perform repression;

Blind my eyes in my head since

I accept, I was a fool

I accept, I have been played

I accept, its time to pull away the wool

I accept, I have been betrayed. 

                                 


                                                                   -Eme Umesi A.

                                                             
                                                             

Back To School

Hi guys!
   So.. the party's over, and its time to return to that super busy lifestyle- Late nights with the loving thickly bound textbooks, living on quickly prepared meals, five hours (or less) of sleep- oh the joy!
Anyway, I'll stop whining now. I did after all have a great holiday and I feel well rested and I think I have gained enough weight to have some disposable fat (joke). Well, I know this may sound weird but I am a little  excited about going back to school. New courses mean more interesting stuff to learn about the human body and it also means one semester closer to completing medical school, so its really not a bad deal if you ask me. PLUS, I start visiting the hospital, taking surgery classes (more like watching surgeries)- more work, but exciting (to me anyway).
   I spent the last few days of my two week break just relaxing and being a slob. Eating four times a day, sleeping ten hours a day and drinking a lot of milkshakes. You can't blame me, just recharging my batteries. I did spend about two minutes trying to remember the cause of fatty liver disease from my biochemistry because I'm scared a two week break may have decomposed all my knowledge and then I just decided to enjoy the process while it lasted. It's one of the new things I'm learning to do ''slow down and smell the roses''. You know, be a little patient, enjoy every stage of every thing. Don't be in too much of a rush to do everything. Listen carefully, take your time eating (prevents indigestion), don't talk too fast, don't skip pages while you're reading that book. All that stuff works better when you're not a medical student though or your life isn't too busy, so when you do get time to unwind, soak it all up and enjoy it!.. Savor the moment.
   I hope to still hang out here as much as I can, give you guys the highlights of my week and tell y'all what the hospital is like. I'm looking forward to it. I hope you all are too. Sorry guys, the pictures may be a bit a bit boring today as  I spent most of my time chilling at the mall and stuffing my face with food. P.S I discovered you can also fry bread in butter as opposed to actually frying it. ( I'm probably the last to find out, but allow me bask in my new found knowledge and if you didn't know, then you learned something new! :)). AND, I changed my URL name (is that what it's called?) its now ihundasmusings.blogspot.com :D. Thank you all who drop by to check on my little blog, I really appreciate it, it means a lot to know I'm not writing my thoughts (my very random thoughts) and posting pictures for nothing. And don't be shy to leave comments down below, I'd love to know what you think. Now the pictures (FINALLY!)

One of those incredibly filling breakfasts

The snow hasn't let up still

Camera time is happy time

I was bored, allow me

The one time I went out

Did y'all notice I have braids on? A nice young lady had them done for me.
 Thanks for stopping by. Till Later. Have a fab week! xx

Memoirs of a Good Weekend

   

   Hello beautiful people! How are y'all doing today? In case you haven't noticed, someone is in a fab mood today ^_^. I had a great weekend- good food, good people, great stuff (nasty weather though). I'll give you the highlights.. mostly. The weekend started on Thursday for me, visited some friends who live an hour away from my city. It was snowing cats and dogs! but I got there in one piece. We did our manicure :D and made some delish pizza :D and caught up on life and American Idol. There were a lot of laughs about Nicki Minaj's Nicknaming. Got back home Friday evening and caught up with my friends at Seattle Grace Hospital ( Its from a TV show- Grey's Anatomy).

     I had movie night Saturday, finally saw Life of Pi. Beautiful visuals. Loved the Bengal tiger, I can't wait till animals and humans get to live together (Isaiah 65:25). Then that mind boggling ending (SPOILER ALERT), I do not want to believe that Richard Parker was his way of blocking what really happened. I actually stayed up all night picturing his second story where the Zebra was the sailor, the orangutan his mother, the hyena the cook and he, the Bengal tiger. I'd rather believe that it was just him and the animals on the boat. Well, if you haven't seen Life of Pi, you should, its really good and then you'd understand all his rambling better. Ohh and I watched the Togo-Algeria match with some friends, I thought it was a bit slow, hopefully as the competition progresses, we'll get more action. But it was still great!

   I learned an important lesson about forgiveness this weekend too. Its important, for your health, your peace of mind and your relationship with God. I know this might sound cliche, but someone you haven't forgiven has control over you and I don't know about you but I like to have control over myself and not have the mere sight of someone piss me off every time. I'd rather be indifferent *shrugs*. Also, one question, I'd like to know your opinion (if anyone's reading this, lol) sound off in the comments below ''Do you think looking back at the past is healthy?'' I think its got pros and cons, like it helps you see how much you've grown and how much you've been blessed and how much you've learned from life. It can also be unhealthy, if you let the past obstruct your future kinda like looking at the rear view mirror too often while driving and neglecting looking ahead. I'd really like to know what y'all think.
     And now, the best part, :) PHOTOS! Enjoy!

Its winter wonderland

Outside my window

Pizza in the making

All done! Homemade Pizza

One of my slices ;)

Me

Persian all the wayy :)

   Have a FAB week xx

Week In Review

Hello guys!
 I hope you all had a great week. I personally did not have one of the best weeks, so many mood swings, it was quite dizzying. But nothing like family and friends to help you count your blessings and I'm finally looking forward to the holiday (yup I've got a break for two weeks). I'm hoping to be able to share some photos and fun experiences on here.  I discovered I like Florence and the machine just recently. The funny thing thing about me is that I like songs and artists at my own time, its ridiculous. Starting the new week with a fresh attitude and happiness.
 Took a few photos this week as well and reconnected with some friends. There has been weight gain too!! :D.

 These are some of the photos. I've been analyzing some stuff lately as well, basically I've got too much time on my hands. But its some pretty cool stuff I think and I'll let you all know as soon as I've got it all figured out. I'm also considering making serious travel plans for the summer, but we'll see. One important thing I learned this week though is that ''You're in control of how you feel and you should make the decision to be happy'' ( It spares you stress lines ;)).
 That's all folks! Have a great week and talk to you soon xx

Life So Far...

HEY Guys!!!
   It has been ages!!! Wow. I literally abandoned this blog.. I didn't forget about it though, I just abandoned it. I had to focus on other things and writing was becoming more of a chore for some reason (Forget all the grammar, it was a major case of writer's block plus being too busy to actually think). But, I'm back. A lot has changed, there's been a lot of growth and experiences. I discovered that I can't share experiences on the internet generally because I feel like everything is so private and should be kept to oneself, but the new plan is to share a little more, not that a ton of people would be interested in my random thoughts and experiences but I'll try all the same.
   The highlights that you all have missed so far include school, exams, shopping, food, tumblr-ing and a lot of series. For those of you who want to try new series, I suggest Deception, The Carrie Diaries (if you liked Sex and the City), The Lying game, Revenge. Series are my best buddies these days. And, I have a new tumblr leaopardprintsandstripes.tumblr.com <---Please check it out. Oh and I'm falling in love with photography and pictures so there might be a bit of that, you know a picture is worth a thousand words. So on the blog, there'll be a bunch of stuff: pictures I've taken (I'm not a photographer, its just a hobby), songs I like, poems, experiences and just stuff.
  The whole point of this post is to say that I'm back and I will be thinking of this blog a lot and posting more and sharing more. I hope you're all well xx