Girl vs Woman

I got this idea from another blog entry I read. I was raised by strong women and about to be married to one. I also grew up among girls, had my first girlfriend at the age 18. In the roughly ten years I spent in the dating world, I have dated girls and women alike. Here is some of the differences I have noticed over the years between the two. Now, being a girl is not a bad thing. All women were once girls, but at some point in life a girl must make the transition into womanhood. The ideal thing is for that point to come sometime in your 20s. If you are 30something and still have most of the attribute I will list below for girls, please kindly take this moment to slap yourself (I am just kidding, its never too late to change). But, seriously age doesn't matter a whole lot here, you can be 45 years old and still have that girl-mentality. In that case, only God can help you out. On the other side, I have seen several 20 year olds with strong woman-mentality. Like I said, age can be nothing but a number. Most of these can be applied to men vs boys also. A woman builds her home, a girl simply just doesn't care. A woman knows her man pretty well, she knows that he is very strong in some areas and she knows his area of weakness also, but she still trust him to lead his house. A girl, well she just has no clue in this matter. A woman knows herself and what she wants, and that does not change easily. A girl is still trying to figure all these out. A woman knows how to have good fun without compromising and disrespecting herself, A girl thinks that everything that is fun to good. A girl mopes around, waiting for her man to read her mind and figure out what her issue is. A woman just tells him what’s going on. A girl plays emotional games, testing a man’s feelings for her. A woman trusts her man’s feelings and is honest about her needs and wants. A woman loves you for through the good and the bad times. A girl has no clue what true love is. A girl is constantly worried about one thing or another. A woman is pretty self-assured A girl constantly compares her man to others. A woman reinforces her man’s manliness. A girl will date a guy just to avoid being alone. A woman spends her alone time working on herself to be the right woman. A woman uses constructive criticism to make her man better, A girl is not sure how that works. A girl’s outfit shows how sexy she is, A woman’s outfit is modest and commands respect. A girl orders a salad. A woman orders a steak, vegetables, AND the salad bar. To a girl, her appearance is the most important thing, but a woman realize that there are things that are more important. A girl has enemies and people she does not speak to, A woman.. just doesn't. A girl cares about herself and herself alone. A woman cares for herself and other people also. A girl calls another girl b**** and fight about petty things. A woman just has more class than that. A girl don't talk to some people who are ‘beneath’ her. A woman displays respect and kindness to everyone. Women do house works, girls don't Girls want to be like and adore celebrities, women don't

Selfish

human being are naturally selfish, i.e We will choose ourself over anybody most of the time. It is one of the basic recipe for survival. Life generally can be selfish. We want to survive my any means necessary, even if that ‘any means’ includes hurting somebody else in the process. it does not matter. It is how life has always been. “Survival of the fittest;” the Tiger mauled and killed the baby gazelle to feed its own cub, The Hunter shot and kill the Mama Tiger (leaving the cubs defenseless) so that his family will not starve, the stronger nation bombed the weaker nation so that its citizen may have cheap oil and the small virus invades the human body, because that is the most suitable place for it to survive. The virus does not care if the body belong to somebody’s mama, uncle, sister or friend. All this shows the selfish nature of life. Only one rule govern life; “survival of the fittest,” If you are among the fittest, congrats! you will survive. If not, only God can help you.

conscience

There is one person whose permission I have to have in anything I do, whose judgment or condemnation matters greatly to me. If this person say “no, don’t do it.” I don’t argue, I simply refrain from doing it, and if I do something and the whole world think I am wrong, if he did not argue with me, I could not care less what the whole world think. Therefore it’s what he says that matter. He is my greatest critic, and before you start thinking this is God let me say that its not. For many times I disobey God, but he is the only one, who if I disobey, I will not be able to live with myself. He is my conscience. Our conscience is that thing in us that serves as a check, when we want to act wrongly. Those of us that actually have one that works fear our conscience. It is hard to do wrong if you live with something that will continue to chastise you even more than people will. Some peoples’ conscience is broken. For people like that it is easy to be evil. People like that are psychopaths and sociopaths. They feel no remorse.

Lupe Fiasco - Words I Never Said

lactose intolerance

I wander about the 1st west African to get lactose intolerance. See, most West-African aren't cattle herder. We live in the rain forests (a.k.a jungle), and cattle seems to prefer to eat grasses, which is more prevalent in the Savannah region north of our abode. Therefore we choose to be farmers and hunters. Suites our environment better. Good soil, lots of animals and plenty of rain. This is why our bowel to this day can not adapt fully to milk.
So, imagine this first West-African to get Lactose intolerance. He had travel to a cattle herding society and drank this stuff which seems to be delicious. Now he is stomach is cramping and he is passing gas like crazy.

BOSKOP

So I read an article in Discover magazine about the Boskop Hominids. They are Hominids that lived in southern Africa about 30,000 years ago. What was so special about this hominids was the size of their frontal lobe. It was much larger than ours, which would mean that they have higher IQ than we do. This begs the question; if these hominids were smarter than us, how come they are extinct and we still exist? Apparently, in the world of 30,000 years ago, smarter doesn't mean you survive.

Infaliable

Remember when you are young and still look-up to your parents and they are like gods. It seems like they could do no wrong. Then suddenly you get older and all-of-a sudden discovered that they are actually human, and they make mistakes like everybody else. I remember the first and only time I saw my Dad cry. I was twelve and his sister had just died. I could not comprehend it, that this guy could actually cry like I do when he would whoop me sometimes for bullying my brothers or for tarrying too long on an
errand, when I will branch-off to the soccer field to play with friends.

The ESPYs

I like the ESPYs because it combines two of my favorite things; Sports and Award shows.

The Ethiopians- Train to Skaville

Nigeria

I found myself thinking alot about Nigeria lately. With the 2011 election coming up, what Nigeria needs is good leadership. It doesn't matter where the leader comes from, we need a leader who is strong and patriotic. Nigeria has a chronic leadership problem that needed to be solved first before the nation can progress anywhere. We need a devoted leader that can tackel corruption that has almost become synonymous with the name "Nigeria." We need leaders that will be loyal to the nation and not their own pocket. Only after this can the nation move forward. Nigeria is the most populous black nation. We have over 150million people. We have the human power in number, we just need to harness it like China is doing. I've heard that one in every six black person is Nigerian, same as around one six human being is Chinese. We need to make the nation work and shut-up irresponsible people who are calling for the nations separation.

The Ache in my tooth

So I've been having this toothache for about two weeks and I've managed to keep the pain under wrap with Advil. That is until Wednesday morning when I woke-up at 4am with the most horrible pain I've ever felt in my life. I was almost in tears as I roll around the bed in totall agony for hours untill I can get hold of a dentist in the morning. I picked up the a phonebook a turned the page in hurry to the dentists page. I dailed the first number I layed my eyes on. I needed a dentist, any dentist. it doesn't matter and I dont care as long as he/she can pulled the stupid tooth out. The pain has subsided a little but my head still felt like a church bell was ringing in their. The pain was still unbearable allthough I had just taking Aleve few minute ago. The medication is ineffective. I had dailed three numbers before I could find a dentist that would accept a new walk-in patient with no dental insurance.
"Can you come in at 10:30?" The nice lady on the phone asked as I was contemplating trying another tablet of Aleve.
"Yes Ma'am!" I uncrossed my fingers and breath a sigh of relif. Thank you Jesus, especially because I dont have clinicals today.
Two hours later I was lying on the dentist's chair waiting for the result of the x-ray. The Doctor was probably in his late twenties. He smilled as he streched his hand towards me.
"Mr. Odedere, I am Doctor Andrews." He pronounced my name incredibly well
"Well, we will not be able to save your tooth, will you like me to take it out?"
"I really dont mind, as long as the pain stops" I said, still grimacing
He smilled "I know what you mean. Toothache is no joke. Give me a few minutes."
He stepped out of the room. I sank back into the chair as i get ready to say bye-bye to this tooth that has toutured me for so long.

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Nigeria vs ghana African Nations Cup 2006
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Happiness

Mood is contagious, remember this the next time you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, especially around people you love, and remember happiness is nothing but a state of mind. You can choose to have inner peace, you can decide to be happy, despite all that is going on around you. I seen and read about people who despite all odds and everything going on around them choose to remain happy. Paul and Silas in the bible were arrested, beaten, shackled and jailed. They could have had their spirit crushed, they could have been down crying, sulking and blaming each other, they could have been causing their luck and just sit there wondering what kind of life is this and why their life was so hard, but instead they were praying and singing. No matter how many people love you, its all gonna be in vain if you don't love yourself

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Rihanna - Russian Roulette
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Nigeria’s ten most memorable top classic games

10) 2008 Olympic loss:- Argentina got their revenge on Nigeria in the 2008 Olympics. In 1996 Nigeria had won the Olympic gold by beating 3-2 in the final. This time it was Argentina’s turn to break the heart of super eagles fans, when Messi and co beat Nigeria 1-0
9) For number 9 I put together all the matches that led Nigeria to miss a place in the 2006 world cup. Nigeria as been at every world cup since 1994 and the super eagles’ fan are used to seeing them at the world cup. So, missing out on the 2006 world cup was a big deal.
8) This match was another heartbreaker. Nigeria’s hope in the world cup was dashed unexpectedly by Denmark. We had went past Spain in the opening round and hadn’t take Denmark very seriously.
7) Fourteen years after hosting and then winning the nation’s cup for the first time Nigeria became champions of African again in 1994 by beating Zambia 2-1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLoVXX15034
6) Nigeria won this match to grab the gold at the Atlanta Olympics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6JN1AvxcSE
5) Nigeria wins the Nation’s cup for the first time in 1980 by beating Algeria 3-0
4) Nigeria had surprised the world by reaching the round of 16 in their world cup debut, but were beating by Italy in this match in extra time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFFXdDAKnU8
3) Nigeria conquered Spain 3-2 in the 1998 world cup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAPPHeNEozQ&NR=1
2)In year 2000 Nigeria host the ANC again. This time in conjunction with Ghana. Nigeria got to the final with Cameroon and came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the match and went to penalties only to loose to Cameroon in one of the most controversial penalty kicks in the history of African football.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LIRV6aLd7E
1) I believe few people would argue with this number one most memorable match. it’s the semis in Atlanta Olympics and Nigeria is down 3-1 to world champion and the favorite team to win the Gold, Brazil. It was nothing short of a miracle when Nigeria shocked the world of football by coming back and beating Brazil 4-3. It was a final in a semi-final.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PqbDfuMilM

11 top Countries with Muslim Populations

1) Indonesia: 207,105,000 (88.2%);

2) Pakistan: 167,430,801 (95%);

3) India: 156,254,615 (13.4%);

4) Turkey: 70,800,000 (99%);

5) Egypt: 70,530,237 (90%);

6) Nigeria: 64,385,994 (45%);

7) Iran: 64,089,571 (98%);

8) Algeria: 32,999,883 (99%);

9) Morocco: 32,300,410 (99%);

10) Afghanistan: 31,571,023 (99%)

11) Saudi Arabia: 26,417,599 (100%)

This is interesting Nigeria have more muslims than countries like Iran, Saudi arabia, Afghanistan, Algeria and Morocco. Nigeria even have more Muslims than Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan combined.

http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/page_8/

My RLS theories

I have Restless Leg Syndrome. Which pretty much means my legs wont stay still when am trying to sleep at night. There is still much to learn about this disease that affects millions of people all over the world. There have been some researches, some answers but still a lot of questions. Because of my little research on it and my little background in science, I have always asked questions about the cause of it. I have been wondering about 4 possible causes. Here are my theories.
Theory number one I called the poor venous return theory. If I sat down in one spot for about 30 minutes with all limbs dangling and I have no chance to walk around. At the end of those 30 minutes you will notice a lot of veins on my hands and legs. This tells me that the veins in my limbs are not doing their jobs of returning blood to my heart for more circulation correctly. I might have what is called poor venous return. One thing that helps the body in poor venous return is muscle movement. The contraction of muscles help squeeze blood out of veins towards the heart, therefore I believe when I am asleep at night and am not moving and my veins as usual are slacking in their jobs. My heart my heart might panic because it has less blood to work with and their for the brain would come in to help by signaling my leg muscle to start moving so the heart might get some blood to circulate to other part of the body that needs it
Theory Number two I named the low iron theory. Some of the few researches I have seen on RLS have linked it to anemia. A condition in which all or some components of your blood are low in amount, in RLS, iron is the culprit. It turns out iron is important for the brain to synthesis dopamine, and dopamine is important in limbs movement. People with Parkinson’s disease have low level of it. Therefore a low level of iron in my body also could lead to RLS symptoms.
Theory number three I named ‘nerve misfiring,’ which simply translates to mean that my nerves are just misfiring when I have these symptoms.
Theory number four is what I called hyper-metabolism. Since I was little I have never sit still. I am always running around burning calories. So I think my leg muscles might have gotten used to moving and burning calories that even when I am trying to rest them they still would insist on moving.

Obama in Ghana

Obama's speech to the Ghana's parliament Text released by the White House. In my opinion one of the best speeches addressed to Africans

Good morning. It is an honor for me to be in Accra, and to speak to the representatives of the people of Ghana. I am deeply grateful for the welcome that I've received, as are Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama. Ghana's history is rich, the ties between our two countries are strong, and I am proud that this is my first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as President of the United States.

I am speaking to you at the end of a long trip. I began in Russia, for a Summit between two great powers. I traveled to Italy, for a meeting of the world's leading economies. And I have come here, to Ghana, for a simple reason: the 21st century will be shaped by what happens not just in Rome or Moscow or Washington, but by what happens in Accra as well.

This is the simple truth of a time when the boundaries between people are overwhelmed by our connections. Your prosperity can expand America's. Your health and security can contribute to the world's. And the strength of your democracy can help advance human rights for people everywhere.

So I do not see the countries and peoples of Africa as a world apart; I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world — as partners with America on behalf of the future that we want for all our children. That partnership must be grounded in mutual responsibility, and that is what I want to speak with you about today.

We must start from the simple premise that Africa's future is up to Africans.

I say this knowing full well the tragic past that has sometimes haunted this part of the world. I have the blood of Africa within me, and my family's own story encompasses both the tragedies and triumphs of the larger African story.

My grandfather was a cook for the British in Kenya, and though he was a respected elder in his village, his employers called him "boy" for much of his life. He was on the periphery of Kenya's liberation struggles, but he was still imprisoned briefly during repressive times. In his life, colonialism wasn't simply the creation of unnatural borders or unfair terms of trade — it was something experienced personally, day after day, year after year.

My father grew up herding goats in a tiny village, an impossible distance away from the American universities where he would come to get an education. He came of age at an extraordinary moment of promise for Africa. The struggles of his own father's generation were giving birth to new nations, beginning right here in Ghana. Africans were educating and asserting themselves in new ways. History was on the move.

But despite the progress that has been made — and there has been considerable progress in parts of Africa — we also know that much of that promise has yet to be fulfilled. Countries like Kenya, which had a per capita economy larger than South Korea's when I was born, have been badly outpaced. Disease and conflict have ravaged parts of the African continent. In many places, the hope of my father's generation gave way to cynicism, even despair.

The Cardiologist's Creed (a poem by my Dad)

Some people have stone where their heart should be

Callous, indifferent to the suffering of others

Others have their heart where their stones (Jewels) are

Greedy lovers of money and Killers for it

The ailments and worries of the heart are many 

Endocarditis, atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathy;

Anxiety, fear, depression, apprehension for the future

But of all heart diseases; heartlessness is the worst

When a cardiologist put a 20 year old heart inside a 90 year old body

Of course, sparks flew and exhaustion ensued

Check yourself- Do you have any heart condition?

Are you weighed down with sin, sorrow, sickness, sadness and shame?

Good news! - There is a cardiologist up there

He has the best cardiograph to read your heart

The sharpest scalpel for its surgical needs

And the surest prescription for all the damages

Why don't you give your heart to him today?

He is the best person to renew your weary soul

He can even give you a new heart for free

He is the greatest and the original Cardiologist

WWE

When I was young, maybe about 9 or 10 years old, back in Nigeria. I was a very ardent fan of the WWE. Back then it was still the WWF and of course I didnt know the fights are staged. Friends and I would watch Hulkhogan and the Ultimate Warrior's matches and at the end we would wonder why the belts they are fight for were so important to them. Eventually we'd conclude that the belts were made of gold, or why else would grown men beat each other up senselessly if it just an ordinary belt like you could by on the streets.