Anime Baki Hello folks. This month's anime recommendation is called Baki. Based on the original manga/anime called Baki the Grappler or Grappler Baki, this series provides a wealth of martial arts
Books A Measure of Grace by Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje (Part 1) So I've just finished reading the first part of my grandfather's 2-part autobiography A Measure of Grace, and I'm kicking myself for not having read it sooner. When such an
Anime Violet Evergarden Hey folks, so I spent a long time this month contemplating which anime I should recommend to you. Although I'm watching quite a few titles right now, none of them
Life What Comes Next? For the past few months, the world has been in limbo, on #Lockdown. Every country around the world has implemented some form of social distancing - be it self isolation,
Anime The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a hilarious gag-anime that I've been rewatching over the last few weeks as I gear up to watch its final season The Disastrous
Books The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch The book The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less, has a title that is quite apt - because from beginning to end, it is
Books Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman: A Review As we come to the end of March 2020, I also, have come to the end of my book for the month:- Emotional Intelligence: Why it matters more than
Anime I Hate Getting Hurt, So I Put All My Skill Points Into Defense Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu AKA I Hate Getting Hurt, So I Put All My Skill Points Into Defense, is my Anime Recommendation
Announcements The Global Pandemic For the past few months, word has been going around about the Corona Virus AKA COVID-19. Since the disease emerged in Wuhan, China and began its rapid spread around the
Announcements New Year, New Me, New Red String. Hello, 2020! Happy New Year Everybody! I know it's already March but this is my first post of the year, so chop my greeting. It has also been about 6 months since
Twists Moving On to Routine So... I have to admit that since my last post On Discipline, embracing discipline hasn't been going so well. In fact, I think that right after I made the resolution
Life On Discipline (and Adulting — yes again) So I've finally figured it out! This thing that has been bothering me about adulting. This thing that is so worthy of Awe, so deserving of Practice, and so mindblowing
Life Awestruck by Adulting Over the last few days, weeks, and months, I have been repeatedly awestruck by the process of adult-ing. So awestruck in fact, that it has made me doubt my own
Life A Masterpiece in Progress Between the ages of 20 and 40 we are engaged in the process of discovering who we are, which involves learning the difference between accidental limitations which it is our
Twists Happy Valentines Day (2019) Happy Valentines Day! On this special day, I want to celebrate by commemorating my love for my current companion. Let me begin by telling you the story of how we
Anime 4 Anime Recommendations for Philosophers Recently, I have found myself fascinated by the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). I have been reading up on the different types a little at a time. Nothing heavy, or
Books Quiet, My Favourite Book of 2016 On April 3rd 2016, I finished reading a book called Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I am able to recall
Healthcare 5 TED Talks to Help You Love Yourself In my last post about What I Learnt From My First Year in Business Development, I talked about how I was struck by an initial feeling of "being lost&
Life What I Learnt From My First Year in Business Development A year and a half ago, I was a Software Engineer working for a tertiary institution in the United States. However due to health challenges and medical complications, I decided
Announcements 2016 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award-winning writer and creative director of Farafina Trust, Chimamanda Adichie, from June 21 to July 1, 2016.
Thoughts Insecurities Scream The title of this post has haunted my thoughts for the last 3 weeks. The two words combined, say something so simple, so powerful, and so profound, that their depth,
Thoughts On Rejection Rejection, I think, is a profound experience. Especially when it comes from those close to our hearts. Profoundly sad, profoundly lonely, and yet also, profoundly illuminating. Because rejection, leads us
Thoughts The Stories We Tell Ourselves Dear readers, For the last few weeks I have struggled to write. I have been out of ideas, short of inspiration, and devoid of motivation… But last night, I had
Books I Saw Ramallah Poet Mourid Barghouti's prize-winning novel, I Saw Ramallah is a thought-provoking chronicle of displacement. In it, the author tells the story of his return to his birthplace of Dier Ghassanah,
Thoughts Is the Glass Empty? I recently found myself in discussion about Nigeria with an acquaintance of my grandmother's. A man only a few years older than my older brother. He was of the opinion
