IMAX'S CORNER

It's such a big flex to have a unique and rare name until no one knows how to pronounce it and they choose to pronounce whatever they feel like pronouncing . My name is Immaculata but for some reason people have chosen to call me "Immaculate", "Emma", "Imma", "Emmanuella" and every other thing they can think of that is actually not my name. I once told  someone that my name is "Immaculata" and they said "why not Immaculate??, That's fresher". I was so confused, so I should leave my actual name and pick the one you like because to you it is "fresh". I ask again "Wetin Musa no go see for gate??" My traditional name has been murdered by people and their excuse is "I am not from your tribe", make it make sense. I like my traditional name so much but I am afraid to introduce myself that way because of what people are likely to pronounce. In primary school I went by my traditional name which I a...

 It was the eve of  2021 and my uncle had thrown a party. Although I had previously had two surgeries  about a month before and was still recovering. I was super excited,  suddenly felt strong enough and forgot I wasn't fully healed and my ulcer had worsened after surgery. That night, I saw suya swimming in pepper and although I knew I wasn't supposed to, something was pushing me, you can call it "village people". So when I saw my cousin eating suya, I stole his last piece and chewed it as fast as possible. By the time he was telling me to spit out, the meat had already gotten to my stomach and I smiled  thinking I had gotten away with my little mischief.  I thought I could cheat nature, I quickly went to take all my ulcer medication that I was giving from my previous attack which was on Christmas Eve. At exactly five minutes to 2021, my stomach began to give me signs. I prayed that it couldn't be what I thought but I remembered "heaven helps those who help...

I can sleep at anytime, anywhere, under any condition and if this isn't a super power,  then I don't know what is. Once I place my head on my pillow "it's gone" .  The ability to sleep with ease is so underrated and underestimated. Some people pay to have this power but they can't have it, some  can't  even afford  the time to use this super power even if they wanted to and then there are a lucky few like me who have this power and can use it whenever we want. "Sleep is the golden chain that binds our health and bodies together". Some of the many  health benefits of sleep are; it helps to maintain weight, improves mood, lowers the risk of heart disease, improves sharpness of the mind and rumour has it also that it's beneficial to the skin. For skincare addicts, this is a no-cost investment. So, tell me, why aren't you still getting enough sleep?  Be thankful for little things like the ability to sleep because it goes a long wa...

Hiii my people, I know I disappeared for the longest time but I am back now. School  stressed me  too much this semester but guess who is  successfully done with her first year of university?? Me 🤭. If  I could capture what I feel presently in one phrase, it just has to be " Calm down Calm down, you have escaped" because I don't understand the kind of shege I saw. Now as a big sister and proper undergraduate  I feel I am in a good  position to advice people who are about to enter the university and to remind those already in the race  of a few things . 1.) SHEGE WILL BE SEEN:  One just has to be prepared for shege because it only gets worse. Don't go clowning and think university is like what you see in movies . Both federal, state and private schools, I assure that there's  no escape route. Shege comes in different varieties so be ready for whichever one life throws at you. It's ok to complain sometimes , it doesn't really change much...

 Happy new month to  my amazing readers. We are six months into 2023 and all I can say is "Thank God" because I have learnt some important  lessons I'll like to share. 1.) NO PRESSURE: At the beginning of this year, I told myself that I would not set any time-bound "New Year's resolution" for myself because it only brings pressure and disappointment when one can't achieve anything. This year, I picked consistency over pressure because, as the old saying goes "slow and steady wins the race". 2.) BOUNDARIES: This was the first lesson I learnt this year. Boundaries apply not only to the rules and limits we set for others in our lives but also to the limits we set for ourselves in the lives of others. I know how much one might want to help and show concern for others, but we should be careful  so as not to be seen as "doing too much". Employ the use of personal boundaries to avoid see finish today. 3.) FAILURE: Sometimes failure is essent...

I am quite aware that we are all entitled to our opinions but the way some human beings think will shock you and not in a good way . It  just becomes more disappointing when it is from a person you least expect.  There are very disturbing opinions today especially on social media that have made me  question people's thinking.  My  concern about such opinions is not even for the "I too know" advisers but for the innocent unknowledgeable people that will digest such advice with no filter, put it into practice then constitute societal nuisance.  I have also realized  that  academic qualifications or  academic intelligence doesn't really ensure wisdom and only God can help some people because somethings are beyond human intervention. Lastly and very importantly, I have come to the conclusion that people must not give their opinion every time, sometimes  just  put that "advice" inside hot Amala, swallow it and step it down wi...

"Men will show you what?? Shege", "Men will stain your white","Men are scum. Boys are liars"........ I don't really know the lyrics to "Boys are liars", the only line I know is..... Yes, you guessed right 🎶boys are liars 🎶 but you need to see me singing that line like I have been served hot "breakfast". Ask me which boy has lied to me or even shown me shege. The only shege I have seen is either from my school or Nigeria in general and I know I am not the only one in this boat.That is just to show you how social media has a very big way of forming our opinions. The internet has also put us under undue pressure and forced some false narratives on us. There's nothing wrong with being single as a teenager. If you are not in a relationship you won't die and your body doesn't have to look a certain because that's what someone likes. It is also not by force to be a baddie. Please face more important things and focus on yo...