Posts by Azuka
Tournament
L-R: Azuka, Kip (my Nepalese friend), Gary (the head of our club), Vito, Alan (the Filipino — our best player. He’s not left-handed!). I’m holding my glasses in my hand. Trust me, you don’t want to see me with them on!. We played at the state championships yesterday. It was the first time I was […]
Snob
I’ve never been one to go with the crowd. In my final year of secondary school however, I made an exception — everyone was handing out a slumbook and I followed suit. I was one of the strictest male prefects in my set — especially to the girls because I reputedly never smiled (I did […]
‘Young Man’
Censored*: hello guru Azuka: Hi. How’re you doing today? Censored*: cool. u? Azuka: I’m surviving. Azuka: Was there a question you wanted to ask me? Censored*: not really. i just wanted to say tanx for your help the other day Azuka: It’s nothing. Censored*: u gave me your blog addy a while ago. man, youve […]
Selina
While I work on my article on my perceptions of the Nigerian police, I thought I’d keep the update hounds at bay with this. I first saw her on my second visit to the nightclub. There was something commanding about her presence and I watched her with more than intrigue as I sipped on my […]
Dependence
About 50% of my life since I came here has been spent behind my screen. I never would have realized how much the Internet meant to me until the network connection in the dorms went down. No e-mail, no Wikipedia, no blog-hopping, and I was in danger of losing a Scriptlance project I’d worn the […]
Trouble
I knew trouble when I saw it. Trouble at that moment was Nneka pushing her way through the dancing guests towards me. I had no idea what she wanted but it definitely wasn’t peace. We were at the reception of one of my friends who tied the knot that morning. I wasn’t surprised to see […]