Ijebu Gehl's Blog

About weddings...can you believe I have never been to a wedding? I guess you could say I've been surrounded by wicked people who don't want me to see what goes down in weddings...well, not really....most of it is to be blamed on the fact that I have not been back to nigeria in 12 years...It has dawned on me that life goes on for other people and so I can't really blame my family as each of cousins tied the knot...My aunt had 5 boys...the last 4 had been bachelors for the longest time until, randomly, they each started getting married(this is in the past two years)... I was so sure I'd be able to make at least one wedding but alas, they decided not to wait for me and I only have one unmarried elder male cousin's wedding to look forward to (while I'm still young)...I call it wickedness...

I also found out that my childhood best friend whom I grew up with's elder sis is getting married....I was over the moon!! at last! A wedding...proper chicken and jollof rice to look forward to! only to find out that it is this month in Nigeria...mctheeeeeeeeew..WICKEDNESS!!! See how these people don't want me to attend a wedding!! How can I leave school mid semester to travel to nigeria for a few days when we only just opened school? How will I manage to singlehandedly raise enough funds on my student budget to travel to and from Nigeria in a few weeks?

I must say if its one thing I can't really stand....its arrogance...

Nigerian guys have SWAG but sometimes the so called swag comes across quite rudely...

I was watching Jara the other day and heard someone say that. I hope you are not a wife beater cause if push comes to shove, that's probably the line you'll get from me.

I've only ever been whipped once and don't condone violence around me. If you intend on being violent, let me know before hand, preferably before the engagement.

Bride price is expensive so don't expect my folks to give you your money back. Its "no refund on sale items".

Life can be sad...and lonely at times... I look at myself and think of how I spend my day and it dawns on me... the person I spend my day with mostly is MYSELF! Me!...I have a lot of friends or rather know alot of people but one thing I've relalised is noone cares.

At the end of the day its just you...and GOD...people come and go and knowing alot of people doesn't mean they'll be seeking you at all times or at all...real friends can be fake or maybe just lazy at times but in my case, I live far from campus yet go the extra mile to see my friends and yet just 2 have managed to make the journey to come visit...a visit is all I'm asking for.

All I need you to know is that I would like us to have a good kitchen far away from potential rodents AKA Big black Rats.

I can cook...

I can also burn.

Depending on my mood I can do either. I advice you to treat me well and you will eat.

Either that or suffer diarhoea, in which case I hope you have a large stock of tetracyclien. My specialities are somewhat different from the average nigerian girl. For now I know how to cook for a few mouths (mine being the most prime) and struggle to make heavy food like amala, lafun and all that...Dare you ask if I can pound yam and I will practice my pounding skills on you...