Posts by Azuka
Girls
Friends. That was my view of the opposite sex when I was little. Delicate friends. They were friends who generally didn’t like to play football — and when they did, they cried every time we ‘played rough.’ The tomboys were the exception — those scary girls you never tried to get into fights with because […]
Mr. Nice Guy
No, this isn’t about the Jackie Chan film. It’s about me — and no, I’m not implying I’m the nicest guy around. The seeds were sown in the Fall of last year when my friend Samuel asked me to do him a favor. His cousin was apparently coming over from Ghana and would be staying […]
Other Half
When she looked up from the book she was reading, her mouth opened wide in a soundless scream as she jumped to her feet. It seemed like just a moment had passed since she last checked on him, but her son was sitting in the street, completely oblivious to the large truck bearing down on […]
Destiny
I stood at the junction, trying to decide which way to go. Normally, it wouldn’t have taken more than a second for me to make that decision but that day was different. I had just witnessed three senior students having an argument about the existence of ‘destiny.’ I wasn’t supposed to be listening, and such […]
Operating System Principles Assignment
In what way is an operating system like a government? It seldom functions correctly… Enough said. I’m back.
Eyes and Glasses
I started leaving my seat to walk towards the board when I was four. As I grew older, I had to walk further and further. By the time I was eight, I was going all the way to the board. I can’t remember the times before that — what my sight was like before I […]