Candid Pens

Mum and Dad stands on the sideline waving proudly at him as he sits in the cockpit of the aircraft. He looks handsome in his all-white pilot uniform.  This is his first time flying and the joy on his parents faces that their only child is finally living his dream made his eyes water a bit. Mum shields her eyes from the sun, she had refused to wear her sunglasses because she "wants to see her son directly, no barriers". David smiled remembering his mum saying that to his dad and himself a few days back. They both are proud of their only son. Wait! "Did I just say that?" Scratch it. I keep forgetting I'm no longer an only child as Mum decided to get pregnant when I was 20 and I'm only just remembering the toddler in the stroller in front of her. My baby brother came along 18 months ago and even though I fell in love with the boy from the very second I set my eyes on him, I still can't help feel the stab of betrayal every once in a while when I re...

MS SIZE 18 The fear of hunger is the beginning of wisdom. Well, those who know me well won't be surprised that I started today's post with a quote about food. We can't help who we are right? 😁 Before going to bed last night, I made sure I cooked a pot full of spaghetti with pleeeenty onions and panla fish scattered inside. I had a sound sleep last night knowing there was a pot of my favorite food waiting to be consumed in the morning 😉  Emi, omo ounje fun ara e!! I had to move from the Mainland to Island so I was up from 4 am, said my prayers, had my bath, got dressed, warmed my yummy spaghetti , packed it in my newest food container, and off I went. I couldn't help humming happily as I walked to the road to get a bus. My journey to Oshodi was smooth, Oshodi to Obalende was smoother because in less than 10 minutes into the journey, I knocked it off and didn't even stir until the man seated next to me tapped me to inform me we were at the last bus-stop (...

I think whoever designed this system is not fair. My thought is that everything seem to be working in circle. We all seem to be trailing the same path without knowing it. I used to think that there will be an end to this strife. Like an end to all the struggle here. This does not exempt anyone; both rich and poor, young and old, privileged and less privileged. All of us do work in a circle in reality. Life is full of deception, we all think that the achievement of a goal, will lead to satisfaction, but really does it? Or it leads to developing another interest? I bet you know the answer. I feel the chase after money should have brought satisfaction to many who perhaps at the moment have more than enough! But alas, what we have is that these sets of people want it even more as soon as they acquire some of it. Now, who is deceiving who? Is life deceiving us or we are fooling ourselves? My thought is that, we have been deceived by the system. The system's came with a lot of as...