9Eleven

‘’A friend is the one who comes in when the world has gone out”- Bits and Pieces Magazine After a few shallow thoughts and sleepless nights(watching movies), I have come to a hasty conclusion that the number of Tricycles(popularly known as KEKE) surpasses the actual population in this part of my world. Did I just serve you a food for thought? Pardon my hyperbole, Bon appétit. It’s just inevitable to catch a glimpse of me getting into one, getting out of one or clinging to the metal frame right above the front seat like my wife-I mean “life” depended on it. Well, out of the drivers money driven generosity, he has offered to share his seat. So who am I not to say gracias(gracias worth 50naira). They are just everywhere. They even stopped by to say CHEESE! Before the camera went CLICK!   This is where the story lies. The chitchats I’m opportune to listen to while in this 3-legged demon is the source of the ROADSIDE OPINION SERIES. I sat in my usual front seat and from...

 5 REASONS WHY I DONT WANT TO GET     MARRIED(THE ALTER EGO ISSSUE)    A couple of weeks back I was on my way to Metropolitan Supermarket where I went to get some hair products for my hair. I alighted from the Tricycle popularly know as #KEKE in this part of the world and was about to pay the driver when a feminine voice interposed; "il take care of it". I turned around to find my friend Ruth (real name withheld) standing beside me. To cut the long story short, I learnt that she was going through some crises in her marriage. She couldn't help but show her sadness in form of tears that rolled down her cheeks while she talked. And I was compelled to write something about Marriage.    I questioned more than a couple of people to give me reasons why they wanted to get married. But surprisingly enough some of them never wanted to get married and with legit reasons. Most of their reasons all boiled down to what I'll call the #ALTER_EGO issue. Now before ...