WOW.. Four weeks have gone by like yesterday.. Four weeks of lectures on Tyneside… Plus nearly two reams of reading materials covering everything from linear wave theory to fracture mechanics.. Meeen this book work ehnn.. Thank God say I even go now, like say I don marry get picki e for rough o… Anyways I’m grteful for the opportunity to study again and give myself loads of options at the end (ppeline engineering no be yam o!!!).. ...
WOW… finally got through the second full week of lectures on Tyneside.. Calling them hectic wold be a disservcie to the sheer number and length of lectures i’ve had to go through - capped off by a dose of 7 hrs with Prof Phil Hopkins. Anyways i’d say i’m slowly geting back into the groove - except for one kind economics course like dat wey dey make boys sleep well well… ...
WOW.. yesterday made it the 21st consecutive day on Tyneside for moi….I’m grateful for the chance to be away from the frenetic pace of work for a year, but at some stage i’d almost started second guessing my decision to go for an Msc.. All in all the pressure’s slacked off - completed registration, settled in seamlessly, starting to know my way around now and have meet some really cool guys on Tyneside.. ...
I wonder how many LFC fans are taking note of the fact that Xabi Alonso has had a big hand in conjuring up the best ever start to a Premier League campaign under Rafa the rotator? Big response from a world class player IMO.. The mere fact that Rafa was willing to pay 18M pounds for a replacement player along with all the constant noise about a move to Juve and then the Ar$e$ seemed to suggest that his Anfield time was up but the impact he’s had amidst average performances from people around him begs the question as to why he was on the way out…Granted last season he was a shadow of himself, and he chose to witness the birth of his kid rather than travel (commendable IMO) but he’s shown his quality in past seasons.. ...
Crossed the 97% mark this week… Got my ticket to Newcastle via London Heathrow yesterday so as it stands I’m almost good to go.. Still yet to hear anything back from HR yet on how much I owe.. I expect I have it covered tho' Thot I’d be able to avoid having a sit-out for my chaps – but I’ve been sternly warned that such a course of action will be unacceptable.. Guess I always knew I had no choice on this one..
WOW – The Newcastle agenda crossed the 95% milestone last Friday.. Weeks of nail-biting suspense came to an end.. and when it did it was anti-climatic.. The weeks of palpating excel spreadsheets and evaluating various scenarios came to an end more in a puff of smoke than a roaring volcanic eruption.. I’d skipped work, chartered a cab to Calabar and only arrived just in time to catch the last Arik Air flight to Lagos from Calabar… Flight was eventful, rather bumpy but safe… And then when the brown envelope was in my hands, i only felt a cold, calm detachment.. ...
Finally worked up the nerve to start blogging about my prospective Newcastle odyssey…. By my excel spreadsheet estimates I’ve crossed the 78% milestone, paid my fees, booked my accomodation, self registered for school, moved my pounds into my dorm account - the works.. Currently waiting on the chaps from the High Commission to make a statement on my application to finally cross the 90% milestone.. As for me all I’m doing is twiddling my thumbs and waiting for the manifestation of the day.,, ...
WOW – Been almost a whole long month that I’ve ben away from blogsville – Granted i was never the consumate blogger but i did manage to pop in from time to time to see what was grooving around blogsville.. But this last run was awful - first my ISP was struck by lightning inone of those freak tropical thunderstorms and their equipment got fried.. Then its taken the better part of threee weeks to attempt a fix - Awful - even by Nigerian Private Sector standards.. Only NEPA/ PHCN is more abysmal… ...
Sincere condolences to Chelsea and their “born again” fans - people who in the vast majority have been converted by a certain Russian’s billions. Once again on the European stage Benitez has proved to be the master of Mourinho over two legs. Granted Liverpool never looked like scoring at Stamford Bridge (aside of the sublime moment of magic from Steven Gerrad) but Chelsea were also at best lethargic at Anfield. ...
I’m the guy next door; the one who merges seamlessly into the flurry of life in a mega city… Nothing spectacular, middle class, fairly well paid (at least well off enough to eat and drink and do whatever i want to do including vacation in the US, South Africa, Australia or wherever the next big thing is……) I’m in my mid to late 20’s, single – make that very single – don’t know anymore if it was more a decision or I’ve just found myself single till now… Neither drink nor smoke (not blaming those who do), kind of shy (or reserved if you’re the type who calls a spade a digging implement) and above all anonymous, lost in the bowels of a mega city. ...