WORLDS GREATEST MUM

How I wish I could remember that particular moment, you were there for me,
The moment I caused you pain in bringing me into this world, 
I actually heard I was laid in a white quilt,
How you looked into my eyes that Friday morning back then in the eighties,
As I grew up I did not have much faith in myself, you were there for me
You were always by my side, holding me up strong,
You are so humble that it amazes me so much,
My friend once asked me Ehi has your mum ever beaten you, I laughed,
You stayed up with me all night, as my lungs gasped for oxygen those asthma days,
You always reassured me everything was going to be alright,
Even though I never believed you, because you were never in my shoes, but now I do,
You and daddy always planned the best for us kids,
You gave me some funny rules, no wearing of only boxers in the house,
You hate seeing me when I sag my shorts, even though you know I am trying my best not to,
You hate it when I grow my nails, I am grateful for all these,
I will never forget the time I was rude to you,
Back then in year 10 when I just became a senior student, 
I walked away while you were speaking because you refused to get me what I wanted,
I still regret that moment right now, because you still came back to me humbly,
You trained me up with the right ethics and ethos, both spiritually and mentally,
Even though I am very slim now, I don’t blame you but myself,
All those traditional meals I skipped,
You thought me to be friendly even when I was shy and scared of people,
I remember those days when my elder sisters thought I was just a silly child,
Due to my shyness, you were there for me,
You taught me how to tuck in my shirt in kindergarten,
I know I have not caused you many problems, cause of the way you brought me up,
Right from boarding school, I always had extra of every item,
But now I always feel empty when returning to school,
I was happy to hear you were leaving for Abuja, but you are now the cornerstone,
I have never lacked, you provided all a suckling child desired,
Every time I feel like being bad, I remember your words,
Ehireme as you fondly call me, I am always here praying for you, be a good son,
I can write a book about you, because you are so great, there is no one compared to you,
I can keep on writing, but every story has an end,
You are the best mother a son can ever desire, this is from the depth of my heart,
We pray to do this again next year


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM from Daddy and your 5 special kids.


From the Archives

2 of a kind

The both of us came into this world same day same year. We met each other in secondary school, we were even in the same house "Crane House" ,we were both in science class and last of all we attended the same university. He is actually my twin but from another mother. I am so endowed with brothers from different mothers.

My new hobby is being on the road, I love going out its so much fun. Anyway today despite the rain I was on the road. There's this big event my twin bruv is planning which is slated to hold in December so earnest preparations are meant to be rolling right now. He flew down from calabar because of this. It is going to be a mad one by Gods grace with the right publicity in place. The center for the event was the first on our list, so despite the rain I just had to go and pick him up and start work even though I knew the traffic was going to be crazy.

First of all we heded to the nearest filling station NNPC and filled up the tank, next we went straight to victoria-island under the downpour  to TOTAL oil to be precise to see some big guy in power in the oil world, hmmm all these oil companies and their many protocols. From there we went to megaplaza to see some Jewish rabbi guy who was more than nice to us, it was probably God at work, we found favour in the sight of those we came across. Our next stop was at Ahmadu Bello Street but we didn’t meet the manager on seat so we left a contact number, the traffic had started building up so no time to stop at Ajose Adeogun Street so we ended up in get arena for some little fun on the wet tracks while we waited for the manager to come. I was really annoyed with this young lady because she did not want to agree on any terms she just wanted money flat and that was all. She is lucky my prayers were not answered at that moment because she will have been surprised to find herself in her country a brokeass.

Ajah was fun today o, spent about 5hours there with my hommie, I also discovered that cooking is an experiment, the best cooks in the world just add different spices to come out with a unique taste. You needed to have come to taste our sauce wow am still licking my lips...lol. Anyway we left ajah at about 2100hours for VI but we turned back because of the traffic to my house where we discussed the end terms of our busy day. The day had to come to an end when his brother came almost midnight to pick him up...Nigerians too they suffer, because of traffic see when person they reach house and he will be up early again for another day of stress. 

Its so painful I have to leave town for a couple of days, I am really going to miss a lot of fun...sobs why do I have to go??? I promise to keep you posted as usual...Abuja here I come.

U

U is actually spelt as y.o.u.

I wish you knew everything was all about you.

I close my eyes just for a minute and all I see is you.

I sleep and dream all I see is you.

I have tried so many times to give up on you,

But there’s just this feeling that makes me want to stick to you.

My best friend also feels everything is right about you,

I just have to trust him about you.

It happened so quickly that one of my priorities became about you,

Even though I am barely an option to you.

If only you can understand how much I care about you,

And how I really feel about you.

The truth about you,

Is that I can never regret meeting you,

Neither can I regret knowing you.

I can go on and on about you,

I can also choose to kill every feeling about you.

But my wish is that my future is spent forever with you.

U is actually spelt y.o.u,

I just hope U know yourself.

All GOOD things END

Wow you don’t know what you have until you lose it. The regime of uncle Ehi is finally over....sobs!!! No more waking up in the middle of the night to take him to the loo, no more begging the children to eat dinner, no having to break the door when she locks herself up in the bathroom and no more having to carry them to their rooms when they fall asleep before their bedtime.

I am happy I impacted the kids positively in one or the other “you don’t talk except you really have something to say”, “a lady is not meant to be heard, she is meant to be always calm”, “a man fears nobody but God”...now I guess I can go into the future and have my own kids will have matured out of their childhood days. I just remembered after 8years of not playing cards “whot” i still had my winning skills, you can call me an agbaya but if you were in my shoes will you want to lose to kids? Lol sometimes you just have to cheat to win.

Today was a great day, after a lovely message about “FAITH” by Pastor Ekoko to thrilling but short time in Lekki phase1 with my sister and her cute friends who were heading to no other place but school. It was time for good football again and yet the start of another season of premier league but this time it is a unique one because no more F307 arguments if u know what I am talking about, nobody to criticize me about my trophy less team. Hmmmmm I have given them one more chance, as far as Fabregas stays Reme stays.

It could not have been better. I got a call that there was a gathering (or party if you want to call it that) at my family friend’s house. I just had to be there. Can you imagine entering the house and still blushing like a kid? How far now is it not time to outgrow that stuff?  Jeez!!! I got stuffed with food, overfeeding aint good. I actually discovered that when men are left alone they spend big, I mean the absence of their wives. Who does a send off for his son because he is off for his masters in Oklahoma? When he returns what will happen? If mummy were around I doubt such will happen.

My journey home was cool because I had a cute companion with me, wonderful conversation but I am glad she now knows I am only shy the first time of introduction, after that the ball keeps rolling... lol. Imagine, there was no traffic compared to last week’s where I spent an hour plus in less than a kilometre due to the Coronation of the new Oba of Elegushi (Nigerians are just so ancient). In less than 30minutes, I was back home with more food again on the table. Is this actually the way to get fat? Make dem no kill me!!

Please bear with me, I keep trying to make my posts shorter but when I start writing it’s as good as talking which is hard to stop why??? Anyway the kids begged me to tell them a story as it was their last night, from one story to two, then three and so on and so forth. Kids always play one trick or the other to get past their bedtime the few times they are awake.

NoiZ + KidZ

Time flies didn't realize I was really this old till the kids arrived. They keep shouting uncle Ehi if only they knew how much I hate that title or whatever you may call it with a passion, my house has actually never been this noisy except when ma baby sister was born.

My cousins are actually around five to be precise in number, one boy and four girls. The boy makes me feel like having a younger bruv, cause he keeps jumping on me and asking awkward questions, so really this is all what I missed, well its already too late I just have to manage my friends which are brothers to me you all know yourselves.

I planned not making this post long but anyhow it comes you just have to accept me as a talkative. I keep pitying the kids because there is absolutely nothing to do with them, I can't start gisting because it doesn't just feel right to me, I feel awkward, ok if you were in my shoes what will you do? My ps2 console the adaptor is with a friend so no game for the kids and they actually did not bring their ps3 from benin, they thought it was load. The boy keeps begging me come and teach me how to play football, if only he knows the two stories about my legs lol.

The question popped up again uncle ehi what do you do actually? And my answer is I am a trained electrical engr just finished uni with no job, I am always with my phone and I love going out to lots of places, I also dream a lot with some thinking added to it lol imagine telling kids that. I feel so grown up and matured.

The nights are the deadliest of all, because I have to wedge the boy with a pillow and take him to urinate at odd hours of the night, see me see trouble o I don turn nanny ehi, by the way what's the male nanny called?? Imagine on the first night of duty my alarm no sound because I forgot my fone on vibration, thank God he didn't bed wet he was even up by cock crow what a wonderful kid.

I am practically a dad now, they have been disturbing me that they want to go to the cinema, but can I stand them, "toy story 3" and "shrek forever" God will see us through. I vowed never to do kids movie in a cinema, my experiences with herbie fully loaded and kungfu panda is not one to think of again lol small remeboy of yesterday a man has been made of him.

Everything boils down to if I am ready for the future which is now, I don't envy any father o neither do I envy mothers, three kids from my wife and I am done, I can't stand noise it drives me crazy I wonder how my elder sister survives as a teacher in the children church me I fee craze lol patience is the primary virtue involved with kids.

But I must confess I love Squire he is so damn cute I need him under my wings to train him up to be like me...lil Ehi you better start running down to planet earth because daddy needs you.

HapPy EnDin 2

We just had to have a shot again!!!!

Cynthy baby and moi

What are friends for??

Joe, Yvonne and Bryne

Cynthia and that smile again!!!

Its all about family

Shamsiya @ Oriental

Yvonne(I love this pix)

Cuties,am sure there is one more space on that horse

Aint they lucky the waves were calm

Ehi and Seyi wow cuties

Remzy and Orode

Aitua doing her thing

Orode and Seyi

HaLLeluyah Swagga

Please don't mind the title. Woke up with a confused mind on which church to serve the lord, really it doesn't matter the church guys God is everywhere. I was actually too tired due to the previous day fun. Wow a new month, new beginning, new happenings, I love august so much because holidays always fall in it and my first and who is still my love, her birthday falls in it, don't go thinking o am talking about my mum.

I had decided I was going to trinity church the week before which is at civic centre and then move on to city of david for their sunshine service with a friend but he missed his flight, God planned it all because he wanted me in blue island to receive my blessings from the Pastor Peter Olawale who is the Redeemed Christian Church of God national prayer coordinator.

Getting to the church and parking the car, the traffic controller's dressing was weird but he had an accent how on earth could this guy be mad??? Wearing a trouser and shorts on top with his polo shirt inside out, the ushers were wearing their suit jackets inside out the parish pastor was wearing all those bar-beach prayer warriors costume, some of the crowd were dressed abnormally, the choir didn't make sense either. I started asking myself Ehi is it because of proximity to you came to a church of awkwardness. It was until testimony time that I heard it was HALLELUYAH SWAGGA day dress as you like, wish I knew about it I will have been the craziest dresser.

Sorry could not get a perfect zoom of his halleluyah swagga

It was difficult getting sneakpix, I couldn't just bring out my phone and take shots without being caught. My church parish must be missing me two Sundays in a row dey never see my brake light, I will soon return ppl I just need to be dynamic and visit other churches. Anyway the message was breathtaking "Arise take ur bed and go" how do these pastors get the right topics for the right Sundays, they are just too incredible.

  I wonder what this drummerboy was thinking?

He is actually wearing a shower cap.But do men actually cover their heads in church?

After service I got home only to find out I have an invite to a mag launch "the bold and beautiful" I agreed to attend but first things first. Laundry had to be done, I had to eat breakfast and lunch, watch the falconets play and wash my dusty ride. Wow I was already thinking of the spotlight again, normally its said "but as God has it" I think this time around the devil was angry and didn't want me to enjoy anyway you never know whose plan but lekki was on pause asin real pause, it took my mind back to about a year ago when I said I believe one day Lagos will pause I was joking but I wasn't in a joke at this moment, one hour plus I had not moved a kilometre thank God for the angel that told me the traffic was all the way from lekki phase 1, I had to take the next u-turn but to get to it wahala something that takes less than 45seconds normally.

Happily home but was sad I missed a lot in fact I was burnt my silly sisters were laughing and making fun of me that they thought I had reached vi and come back, imagine  instead of them to console me.

Heard a very shocking news today rather devastating a close friend, an elder sister to me, the second head of our unit, I mean Deco unit Covenant University is late her name was Joke, it was probably her time to go, may your soul rest in peace, you lived a great life and impacted so much to many of us, you were a good Christian and sister in the lord so I can't doubt anywhere else you can be other than with Gods angels in HEAVEN.