Posts by Azuka
Say Cheese!
“Azuka you’re no longer taking care of your teeth,” my Mom told me one day when I said a smiley good morning to her and my Dad. I was six. I had the whitest teeth you ever saw. I had the most winning smile. I loved to smile… It therefore came as a surprise to […]
The Family
I’ve been getting calls to update. The culprits haven’t exactly used the word ‘update’ but I got the idea. Since I’m currently facing a bout of blogger’s block (there’re some interesting things going on but they’re too private to share) I’ll just put up one of my book ideas from the past. This is part […]
Madness
‘Ewuo!’ someone in the taxi exclaimed. I had my nose in a novel but I heard — and wished I hadn’t. I knew by instinct what was going on. I dreaded the spectacle but I tore my gaze from my book and looked up. There were multiple sighs of ‘chai!’ and ‘ehyaa’ from the taxi […]
Rub and Shine
One would think I escaped all the ‘usual’ trouble I’d grown so used to in Nigeria — NEPA, especially — and since I came over, everything’s been as normal as you’d expect things to be. I got out of bed this morning and rushed into the shower. I didn’t get any water when I turned […]
Names Amnesia
I walked out of my Discrete Structures class today and while struggling to get into my coat, literally bumped into one of my former classmates. She called me by name and said, ‘Hi!’ Oops, I’d forgotten never known her name! When someone’s all gushes and happy to see you for some reason, you’d better know […]
2006 in Passing
Academically I haven’t really been doing any academic reading. I’ve also developed the extremely bad habit of sleeping through my classes. Somehow, I managed to keep up a 4.0 until last semester when I had a B in Communication. Anyone who knows me knows why — I don’t talk, and doing so in front of […]