Long live Bachelors

Every man should get married some time; after all, happiness is not the only thing in life!!
--Anonymous
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Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men shouldbe happier than others.
--Oscar Wilde
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Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper.
--Scottish Proverb
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I don't worry about terrorism. I was marriedfortwo years.
--Sam Kinison
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Men have a better time than women; for one thing, they marry later; foranother thing, they die earlier.--H. L. Mencken
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When a newly married couple smiles, everyone knowswhy. When a ten-year married couple smiles, everyonewonders why.
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Love is blind but marriage is an eye-opener.
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When a man opens the door of his car for his wife,you can be sure ofone thing: either the car is new or the wife.
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I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back to home always.
--Anonymous
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I asked my wife, "Where do you want to go for ouranniversary? " She said,"Somewhere I have never been!" I told her,"How about the kitchen?"
--Anonymous
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We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.
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My wife was in beauty saloon for two hours.That was only for the estimate.
--Anonymous
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She got a mudpack and looked great for two days. Thenthe mud fell off.
--Anonymous
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She ran after the garbage truck, yelling, "Am I toolate for the garbage?"Following her down the street I yelled, "No, jump in."
--Anonymous
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Badd Teddy recently explained to me why he refusesto get to married.He says "the wedding rings look like minaturehandcuffs... .."
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If your dog is barking at the back door and yourwife yelling at the frontdoor, who do you let in first? The Dog of course... at least he'll shut up after ulet him in!
--Anonymous
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A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearlyparted mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave. The man seemed to bepraying with profound intensity and kept repeating, 'Why did u have todie? Why did you have to die?" The first man approached him and said, "Sir,Idon't wish to interfere with your private grief, but this demonstration of pain in ismore than I've ever seen before. For whom do you mourn so? Deeply? Achild? A parent?"The mourner took a moment to collect himself, thenreplied "My wife's first husband."
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A couple came upon a wishing well. The husbandleaned over, made a wish and threw in a coin .The wife decided to make a wish, too. But she leanedover too much, fellinto the well, and drowned. The husband was stunnedfor a while but thensmiled "It really works ! "

7 Moves That Will Make You a Better Dad

Tips for raising happy, well-adjusted kids.

By Craig Playstead

1. Dig deeper.

A nice house, cool clothes, and grub on the table just aren't enough. Providing for our kids is in our DNA, but how well do you know yours? Do you know who your kids play with at recess? What subject they really struggle with? What they love to eat for hot lunch? If you don't know these things, you need to. While all of us are busy as hell with work and everything else in our lives, we need to make time for our kids and get to really know them -- especially the odd, everyday things that make them tick. I make it a point to talk with my kids about what happened at recess before asking about what happened in class. I want to know about the relationships they're forging, and also what they're up to with their only free time of the day. It's not easy to get this from them. But here's a fun way to spend a little time with them that they'll think is awesome: When your son or daughter is standing at the bus stop ready to be picked up for school, drive up, stop, and tell them to get in. Kidnap them for breakfast and they'll think it's the coolest thing ever. When kids are really impressed or excited by something (like this) there's a much better chance of them opening up and telling you about their lives. Don't preach, don't gasp, just listen.

2. Teach your kids to stand tall.

One of the most important things a father needs to teach his kids is how to stand up for themselves. You will not get far in this world if you become a doormat, and the longer you let it happen, the harder it is to turn it around. This can be anything from just learning how to speak up in class, or confronting someone who's being unfair to them. Our offspring need to be heard, defend what they believe in, and not be bullied. Yes, we want them to be nice and to treat people well, but there is also a time to be assertive instead of like a punching bag. Teaching them how to do all this in a scary world is one of the basic duties of being a father.

3. Get off your rear.

While we may be proud of our lecturing skills, most of the time when we talk all our kids hear is, "Blah, blah, blah." So that makes our actions even more important. You can tell the kids that it's important to be healthy and active, but if all they ever see you do is sit on the coach shoveling Doritos into your mouth as you watch "Celebrity Rehab," they're going to do the exact same thing. Kids should always be learning, exploring and trying new things. It's all part of how they find out what they're passionate about and who they are.Dads can help fuel this exploration by doing the same thing; getting involved in new sports, musical instruments, and activities. This keeps dads fresh and active, and also shows kids that it's cool to try new things. Want to crank up the enthusiasm? Get junior's buddy and his dad in the game too -- kids will do almost anything if their friends are involved. If you want to start golfing, make it a foursome and it'll be even more fun.

4. Prepare for your death.

This should be something that I shouldn't even have to write, but it's amazing how many men skip this to save a buck. We can all sit here and think that it's not going to happen to us, but death happens to dads every day. Protecting your family should be number-one on your responsibilities list as a father. If you're not taking care of your family you run the risk of ruining their lives if the worst should happen. This encompasses a lot, including having a life insurance policy and a will, and knowing who's going to be there to teach your son about being a man. Another aspect of this is keeping yourself healthy with regular physicals and, for God's sake, exercise. I used to work out to look better, but now it's all about longevity. My ultimate goal is to live long enough to make sure my daughter doesn't marry some jackass. They don't say "hope for the best and prepare for the worst" for nothing.

5. No worshipping heroes.

There are parents out there who absolutely worship their kids and think they can do no wrong. But those kids will grow up with a distorted view of how the world works. Every parent should love the hell out of their children, but thinking that they are flawless is setting all of you up for disaster. The kids end up with unreal expectations on how the world works, don't understand defeat, and can't figure out why everyone doesn't think they walk on water. And the parents end up devastated when you finally come to the realization that little Tony actually is capable of throwing his classmate into the girls' bathroom or stealing the neighbor's mail. We all have flaws, and there's nothing wrong with that. Let them learn to deal with the disappointment of losing, and even the brilliance of constructive criticism. It'll prepare them for the real world.

6. Remember why you married her.

I've said this before, but a lot of people still scratch their head when I do. One of the best (if not the best) things you can do for your kids is to be a good husband to their mother. This can be difficult to do, but it just might be the most important item on the list. We pay so much attention to not screwing up our kids that we sometimes neglect the one relationship that plays the biggest role in the person they turn out to be. And if you're divorced, remember that the way you treat their mother will have an enormous impact. It will help them respect her, and also show them how to deal with challenging relationships as they get older.

7. Imitate Clark W. Griswold.

Clark was on to something when he loaded up the family truckster and headed west to Wally World. A couple times a year, we all need to bust out of that rut that our daily routine puts us in -- and getting out of Dodge is the only cure. It's not just us either; every member of the family needs to get away and put a little adventure back in their life. As painful as the family vacation can be while it's happening (with the constant potty breaks, spilled juice boxes, and annoying comments from the backseat), I run into more adults who claim that vacations were the parts about their childhood that they'll never forget. It doesn't have to be expensive -- you don't have to go far -- you just need to have a family experience to remember, for better or worse.

Crucial Characteristics of Lasting Love

Crucial Characteristics of Lasting Love


By Dee Anne Merriman




First comes that split second of physical attraction. Next, that thrilling feeling of chemistry. But when the veil of romance starts to lift, what's life really like off the dance floor?

Too often, love is blind
When Jenny and Michael met, they were instantly attracted to each other. Those electrifying sparks started flying. In an exciting whirlwind of parties and romantic dates, they swept each other off their feet. They decided to get married and live happily ever after. Years later the hormones had calmed down (and so had the fireworks). When the smoke cleared, the mismatches started to emerge. Her passion to shop and his questionable money decisions created constant financial stress. He liked to hang with the guys at the bar. She loved to go to the theater with friends. They disagreed on children and family values, especially religion. Communication broke down. Eventually, they grew apart.

Sound familiar? A physical and chemical match is essential at the start, but the excitement of a budding new romance eventually wears off. Making thoughtful dating decisions can mean the difference between revolving relationships and finding lasting love.

Dating experts outline seven match areas to consider:

Physical appearance
While physical appearance and attraction draw two people together at first, these aspects will affect the rest of their lives. If working out and staying fit is important to you, will it bum you out if your mate doesn't share your quest for rock-hard abs?


Emotional maturity
Is this person emotionally mature and centered or still lugging around some trunk-sized baggage? How does your sweetheart relate to family and friends? Is he or she emotionally supportive or have control issues? Is your mate aware of his or her own issues and interested in addressing them?


Lifestyle choices
This includes career and social lives, common interests, leisure time activities and energy levels. Would she rather join the bowling league or the metropolitan symphony? Does he have lots of energy for activities with friends while she'd rather rest and chill out at home?


Financial style
This is a hot bed for most couples. It includes income levels, financial goals and views on handling money. How do you each want to spend, save and invest? Is one person a spender while the other saves? Is one person financially responsible while the other plays catch-up with child support and bills?


Value structure
This match area is often overlooked but has a tremendous impact on your life. It includes the big values: Honesty, integrity, loyalty, views on family and children, religion and spirituality, life goals and the treatment and care for others. Does your mate follow through on her word? Would you say he's trustworthy? Will she always be there for you in a pinch?


Marriage and sex
Everyone does not share the same idea of marriage. The big questions to address are: What do you and your mate expect from marriage and sex? Is he or she looking for a soul mate? Do you both want close intimacy in friendship, communication and sex?


Intelligence
Having similar education levels increases your chances of sharing matching school and social experiences, intellectual interests and career goals. What topics do you and your honey like to talk about? Conversation limited to sports or shopping may get boring to someone who likes to ponder philosophy and bluster about business.
While you don't have to match exactly in each area, look at the big picture and make sure you match closely enough in the important areas of your life.

HOW I FARED...

For all my friends that follow my blog, i set some targets for myself last year and promised to do a public appraisal this year. Well, here we are:

Please find below the candid assessment of how i fared, not too good, if i may say!

- Start working DONE

- Do my PG study NOT DONE

- Get engaged to my Miss World HMMM, DONE KINDA

- Publish my 2nd book NOT DONE

- Do at least a seminar in a month PARTLY DONE

- Become a millionaire... FAR FROM IT


Well, success is never-ending; failure is never final! All the stuffs undone last year are automatically priority this year (read my lips) while fresh goals for this year will be rolled out soon.

Watch out!

WELCOME 2009

Hey folks, it's right here with us- 2009!

Funny enough, it's no more as fresh as i make it sound, sixteen whole days have drifted by; could that still be new?

Folks, 2008 is gone, forever! We all had certain things we should have done in that dead year!!!!!! But we never did. Those we shall never again be able to accomplish in 2008. But thank God another chance is here to right the wrongs- 2009.

This is my perspective of another year; IT IS ANOTHER CHANCE, so take it and run with it.

As promised last year, i will be doing a run-down of my goals for 2008 and i will be frank to admit all failures, hoping my success will be cellebrated in due course. I will do the assessment in my next post, soon! So don't go far.

For now, i wish you a successful year this yeear. A year you will set God-ordained goals and achieve them all. A year you willtake all your chances and do all the unimaginables. A year of great harvest.

Adeyemi.

LET IT GO!

Let it go for 2008 By T. D. Jakes

There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left. The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19] People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay. Let them go. And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead. You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop Begging people to stay! . Let them go!! If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, Then you need to...... LET IT GO!!! If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ...... LET IT GO!!! If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth..... LET IT GO!!! If someone has angered you . LET IT GO!!! If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge...... LET IT GO!!! If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction...... LET IT GO!!! If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents LET IT GO!!! If you! U have a bad attitude....... LET IT GO!!! If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better...... LET IT GO!!! If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him...... LET IT GO!!! If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship....... LET IT GO!!! If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves...... LET IT GO!!! If you're feeling depressed and stressed ......... LET IT GO!!! If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying 'take your hands off of it,' then you need to...... LET IT GO!!! Let the past be the past. Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing for 2008!!! LET IT GO!!! Get Right or Get Left .. Think about it, and then . LET IT GO!!! 'The Battle is the Lord's!'

THE INDIAN LETTER
A letter from an Indian mother to her SonMy dear Jagjit, I am in a well here and hoping you are also in a wellthere.I'm writing this letter slowly, because I know you cannot read fast.We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in thenewspaper that most accidents happen 20 miles from home, so we moved 20miles.I won't be able to send the address as the last Sardar who stayed heretook the house numbers with them for their new house so they would not have tochange their address.Hopefully by next week we will be able to take our earlier address plate here, so that our address will remain same too. This place is really nice.It even has a washing machine, situated right above the toilet.I'm not sure it works too well. Last week I put in 3 shirts, pulled thechain and haven't seen them since.The weather here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week. The firsttime it rained for 3 days and second time for 4 days.The coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a littletoo heavy to send in the mail with all the metal buttons, so we cut them off and put them in the pocket.Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting thegrass at the cemetery.By the way I took Bahu to our club's poolside. The manager is Badmash. Hetold her that two piece swimming suit is notallowed in his club. We were confused as to which piece should we remove?Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether it is agirl or a boy, so I don't know whether you are an Aunt or Uncle.Your uncle, Jetinder fell in the nearby well. Some men tried to pull himout, but he fought them off bravely and drowned. We cremated him and he burned for three days.Your best friend, Balwinder, is no more. He died trying to fulfill hisfather's last wishes. His father had wished to be buried in the seaafter he died. And your friend died while in the process of digging agrave for his father.There isn't much more news this time. Nothing much has happened.Love Mom.P.S : Jagjit, I was going to send you some money but by the time Irealized,I had already sealed off this letter.

KNOCKED DOWN, NOT KNOCKED OUT!

"To be knocked down is not to be knocked out"

This summarises the football game i watched on Saturday between Bolton and Arsenal.

Bolton had scored a superb header early in the first half while the visitors were still trying to find their rythm.

But as soon as that goal was scored, it was as if Bolton decided to let Arsenal have a feel of the game as the gunners dominated and kept piling pressure on the home team.

How i wish this is our attitude each time we meet an obstacle. How i wish we learn to take the battle to the gates of the enemy each time they strike at us successfully.

A whole lot of us give up at that point when the best thing to do is to rise and fight.

How many times did fail that course before you wrote yourself off ?

How many aptitude tests did you fail before resentment set in?

How many relationships didn't work out before you discovered your gift of celibacy?

How many businesses failed in your hands before you decided to become a house-husband/wife?

What many of us don't realise is that the point of failure should be the point of greatest strength! It should be the time of highest courage! It should be the period of highest optimism!

Arsenal piled up enough pressure on Bolton and within two minutes, they scored twice. When you have the right attitude, you get double for your trouble; you get better for your mess up!

Arsenal went on to seal the win in that match with a third goal... Won't you get back to where you failed and pass before every reasonable doubt? To be knocked down is not to be knocked out dear.

ATTITUDE SERIES 1

I once heard, “ No man is born with a perfect attitude!” At first I disagreed, but after some sane thought, I realized that no statement can be more true.

That fact simply compels us all not to think that someone else is better than us attitude-wise but that such one has perfected his attitude more… The right attitude is built consciously, it is neither inherited nor bestowed on anybody. That is why people whose attitudes are celebrated will even tell you that they still have a long way to go… not there yet.

Also, nobody should give up on his attitude problem, we are all working towards perfection. Run a TH of your character, when was the last time the credit side had an input? Until you move, nothing moves dear.

Let us all do an audit trail of our attitude, pick out the “small foxes that spoil the vine” and consciously, assiduously, and resiliently work on them.

How can a Pastor’s self-control be proved when a “sister” in a micro-mini does not seat in the front pew? How can your attitude be tested when you don’t have an ‘unattitude’ colleague or boss?

Forgive me

Oh me,
how could i do this?
I tot i was more than this?
I just messed it all up?
Why did i break it up?
I'm so sad!
So sad that it will take time to be happy again...
But can i be happy again?
It will take so much more effort...
Or how do i explain it?
That everybody will understand.
Will understand i can do such a thing!






Please forgive me...



...i abandoned my blog!

HIS SUBSET

Light, so bright
Heat, so intense
Fume, so strong
Existense, so real
Arrival, so assured
Life, so sustained
The SUN, so explained
Yet it too, so created
The CREATOR, so AWESOME.

-adeYEMI adeLEYE
08/06/07

YDi and I

My first contact with YDi was that of a challenge: I had completed my secondary school education and had been hit by the normal University Matriculation Examination failure. I had nothing more to do than to visit a couple of friends in Lagos while waiting for the next UME and the release of my WASSCE results.
There was this friend I always visited who almost practically deafened my ears about one so-called YDi. She would start all our discussions and end them with YDi; and whenever I asked her what it was all about, she would reply, “It is where youths like you challenge you. Come and see youths like you preaching on the road without shame. Come and see youths challenging ladies dressed provocatively on the road...” And I also kept wondering if I could do all those things.
The YDi talk got to its peak the day she told me that there was a member who was just out of secondary school (like me) who was earning over Twenty Thousand Naira (as at 1999-2000). I just wanted to come and see the guy that was earning that much without a higher education! I wanted to come and ask him what he was doing to earn that much! I wanted to come and ask him if I could do the same!
But funny enough, I never saw him on my first visit. In fact, I forgot that that was what brought me to YDi. I was carried away by the sight of youths using their talents so well. The drama that day was so funny that I forgot I was in a fellowship. The choir also gave a number; I think there was also a dance by a youth. In one word, I was just too thrilled by what people like me were doing that I completely forgot about the big earner I came to see.
And by the time the Pastor came on to share from the Bible, I was lost in the word. I wondered what YDi members would have become hearing this sort of word every Sunday. I mean, fellowshipping in my local church then had been an endured task and here was I in the midst of lively spiritual beings...
I did not need follow-up to come back the next Sunday. In fact nobody could have followed me up as my house was at the end of the Ikotun-Ijegun axis (Ijagemo). The transport fare was enough to discourage me, but I did not mind spending my entire One Thousand Naira monthly allowance then on going to YDi every Sunday, usually after a long strenuous church service as a worker in my local church.
Let me quickly share a lesson I also learnt which was never taught with mouth- promptness. YDi meetings started at the dot of 2.00pm whether or not we were up to ten! That was the first place I would see a meeting, a ‘church programme’ for that matter start as scheduled. Silently, I learnt to keep to time, and it quietly became my habit till date. Today, when I see youths that do not value time, I just tell myself, “This guy missed YDi...”
Funny enough, the more I came to YDi, the less I saw the lady who introduced me. It was like a substitution reaction! But I never minded because I was getting blessed day-by-day. Before long, I joined to choir...
One great thing that endeared me to YDi is that fellow youths were allowed to come out and challenge you, so it was not theoretical! You don’t hear about a youth doing exploits in YDi, you see the youth live and you are moved to buckle up. You would see yourself and then see a fellow youth that is where you desire to be; something within just tells you that you are sleeping, and can also get there if you would up from your slumber like that youth.
YDi’s Champions Forum was of tremendous impact. It was a customised forum for secondary-school leavers that were still seeking admission into the higher institution. That was like a training ground for soldiers, because I learnt a number of my skills there.
“I am perceived to see far ahead of others, because I am standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Wednesday after Wednesday, undergraduates would come and give us gist about school; I mean that was enough to wake up the sleeping giant inside you! They went further to give us tit-bits on how the university system operates, the course unit system, ensuring success in school, career talk, fellowships, handling relationships et al.
Having not been to the four walls of a university, I was already loaded to succeed because via the Champions Forum, I knew what to do and what not to do in school. Of a truth a number of those things I paid attention to in Champions Forum in 2000 made me an academic god in school eventually. Champions Forum was a total package that formed a vital part of the meal I lived on that made me so fat that, today, people can draw out of me.
As a matter of fact, my admission came late, but I was giving my friends who got into school ahead of me effectual keys to success (I learnt at Champions Forum) that most of them wrote me back to say ‘thank you.’ And before long, I became I student of Obafemi Awolowo University, where I began to put all I had learnt from the forum into practise, and they worked wonders.
It was so exciting to find out that YDi also existed in O.A.U. when I got there. I quickly joined in and became committed. But YDi-O.A.U. was quite different from YDi in Lagos for obvious reasons. While in Lagos, I sat back getting fed, in YDi-O.A.U., demand was quickly placed on me; and I either had to be dedicated or quit.
Before long, I became an executive and I had to come to the front many a time to talk to members. As uncomfortable as I felt at first, I gradually developed confidence and today, I owe my ability to speak eloquently in the public to YDi.
YDi also helped me by celebrating my little successes. For the first time after my UME failure, YDi gave me my first academic award for having the highest CGPA in Camp Joseph 2002. That restored courage in me and also gave me an additional reason to be diligent in school.
So, in school, aside trying to be the best I could be, I did extra work so as to receive the next YDi academic award. The extra work the award caused me to put in culminated into a First Class result on graduation in 2006.
This means YDi played two important roles in making me the First YD with a First Class: One, YDi equipped me through the Champions Forum to succeed; and Two, YDi motivated me along the line to finish tops with the several annual awards.
When God asked me to write The Academic god in 2004, I was a bit pessimistic, wondering what a little boy like me could offer. But God reminded me of Joseph Principle, written by Dr. George, a YDi member, which was so much celebrated by Pastor Joe-Jesmiel Ogbe and all YDi members, and I summed up courage. And of a truth, The Academic god came into existence and has spread far and wide today as a reason of the network I have built through YDi, what more can I ask for?
It is suffice to say therefore that YDi is the greatest singular entity that has made the greatest influence and impact in my life; And Pastor Joe-Jesmiel Ogbe is the greatest man that has made the greatest influence in my life.

The Husband Store

A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a deion of how the store operates. ""You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! You may choose any man from a particular floor or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the Building!"" So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. . .

On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord. The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, and love kids.

The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, and are extremely good looking. "Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads: Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead good looking and help with the housework. "Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads: Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor 4,363,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. Watch your step as you exit the building, and have a nice day!

The Robot

One day Kyle's dad brought home a robot. The robot was special in that it could detect a lie and would slap the person who lied on the face.Kyle returned late from school that day and his dad asked him, "Son why are you late from school?" Kyle answered, "Dad, we had extra classes today". Much to his astonishment the robot jumped up and slapped Kyle on his face. His dad told him, "Son this robot is special in that it can detect a lie and will then slap the person who lied. Now come on tell me the truth. Why are you late?" "Dad, I went to a movie" "Which movie?" "The Ten Commandments" Immediately, Kyle got a slap on the face from the robot. "Sorry Dad, I went to see the movie Sex Queen". "Shame on you son, when I was your age I never watched obscene movies or misbehaved" Immediately, the dad gets a tight slap on the face from the robot.Hearing the last sentence, Kyle's mother comes walking out of the kitchen and sarcastically says to her husband, "After all he is YOUR son!!!" To which the robot steps up and gives Kyle's mother a resounding slap on her face! Hnnnnnnn?

A Note From Hell

A man checked into a hotel in Pretoria . There was a computer in his room,
so he decided to send an e-mail to his wife. However, he accidentally
typed the wrong e-mail address, and without realizing his error, he sent
the e-mail. Meanwhile ........somewhere in Cape Town a widow had just
arrived home from her husband's funeral. The widow decided to check her
e-mail, expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the
first message, she fainted. The widow's son rushed into the room, found
his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which Read:

To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I've arrived
Date: June 3, 2005

I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now, and
you are allowed to send e-mails to your loved ones. I've just arrived and
have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your
arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then!
Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
P.s. It is damn hot down here!!

Happy New Year

So sorry to my usual viewers that i didn't really live up to expectation in 2007 in updating my blog, it was such a busy year... Can i make a promise to do better this time? Hmm, i keep my fingers crossed!

Let me say a belated happy new year to all and sundry. I hope to see a greater you this new year.

For me, watch out! I have quite a number of things on my agenda:

- Start working

- Do my PG study

- Get engaged to my Miss World

- Publish my 2nd book

- Do at least a seminar in a month

- Become a millionaire...

I'm sharing it here so that you can help me say at the end of the year if i did well or not. I only shared a few here, there is much more.

YDi-OAU Alumni

A new group has been created on YAHOO! for all...hmmm, nope, it's just for a privileged few. It is for all alumni of YDi OAU: ydioaualumni@yahoogroups.com.

I happen to be the humble moderator.

So guys, join up NOW!

Adeyemi Adeleye

5 LOAVES & 2 FISH- The Story of Yemi Adeleye

FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISH (THE TESTIMONY OF ADEYEMI ADELEYE)
Born in one of the many slums of the popular city of Lagos, Musin. He grew up under average income-earning parents.

Like other ghetto brood, he also rolled tires on the streets, and wandered through automobile-repair shops in search of used spark-plugs to manufacture local knock-outs, he started just as one of them.

When he attained school age, his parents could not afford to enroll him in a private nursery school. He, like other kids in the slum, attended to an alternative ‘lesson’ so as to avoid the shame of staying put at home while other kids are out cladded in their beautiful school uniforms.
At the lesson, he was taught by a number of teachers who did not believe in him. "He was too quiet to be a smart kid", they thought. Even at that tender age, he was flogged badly- with cane on his chest and wooden ruler on his knuckles.

At six, he moved to a public primary school in Lagos where he started shinning. But who cares about a star from the ghetto. Bad enough, he was taught from primary one to six in his mother-tongue, Yoruba. This of course retarded his performance, but he was still able to shine in his First School Leaving Certificate Examination- thank God for a supportive mum.
He then moved to Euba Boys High School, a converging point of slum boys in Musin. That school had more touts than scholars, with many teachers who cared less. The principal was alone in his quest to bring sanity to the school. His strength was waning. More and more students were losing their heads. The classrooms were more like boxing rings. This star is dimming, gradually…

Then God’s intervened: Miraculously, in JSS 2, he was admitted to a more scholarly school, Federal Government College, Idoani. He had to start learning the rudiments all over again. He, though, could not really communicate fluently in English; he kept following the teachers as they taught in ‘an unknown tongue’ in the classroom And by JSS 3, with much work and determination, he could find his feet and measure averagely well with his peers.

In the Senior Secondary class, this young lad made up his mind to make a name for himself. But at this point, it was almost too late to do much as WASSCE was just a couple of months away.
However, in reading, he read. In praying, he prayed. And the hitherto nobody sprang a surprise by coming the fifth best in the entire school’s WASSCE result.

So something good can come out of Nazareth?

Gaining admission into the higher institution was another nightmare. Declared unqualified by JAMB in 1999, he also stayed at home after school waiting the next UME.

"And having done all to stand, he stood therefore" in the next UME. But again, they said his score was not good enough to guarantee him a place on the admission list. This was his climax of disappointment. "I did my best, or what else can one possibly do to perform better?" he quizzed himself.
This heightened disappointment made him to take a decision not to be an ordinary student if he was eventually admitted. He resolved to perform so superbly to the extent that the admission system would be proved erroneous. And with much doggedness, many prayers, much God, and many contacts, I, Adeyemi Adeleye was admitted to study Microbiology in Obafemi Awolowo University in 2001.

After my dad dropped me with my belongings, and I went through all the necessary clearance and registrations, I walked into my hostel with one thing clear on my mind: "I will not go the way I came. I came in a humbled manner, but I will go with my head high up. I came in on my knees, but I will leave on my feet. I will do so well in Part 1 and crossover to Medicine; or graduate with an overly First Class (Hons.) if not allowed crossing."

I was so sure of this that I shared it with my first classmate I met on that same first day in school, September 3, 2001. I ruminated over this till it was engrafted on my mind. I already had that First Class in my mind from the first day; I was only waiting for my convocation day to see it come to pass.

Hmm! It is truly easier said than done. By the time work started, my ship was beaten here and there; to and fro. (Part 1 seems specially designed to be the toughest, so that by Part 2, everybody already belongs to a class which they may find difficult to leave. Men that survive Part 1 can survive any class. Men that excel in Part 1 cannot be stopped if they do not lose focus.)
I had old cynical professors. I had strange topics too hard to understand. I had large workloads with little or no time. I had bizarre courses no lecturer is ready to explain. I had 6.00 am lectures with 1,000 others in a lecture room that can only seat 500 with lecturers that will only talk to themselves and the board. I had difficult tests in a row. I had tough assignments that can occupy the entire day. I faced days of water scarcity, yet, fine boy must bathe. I faced nights bereaved of electric power, yet, man must read. I had disappointing responses from home when SOS messages were sent. I had emotional distress. I had huge fellowship responsibilities. I had unalloyed commitment to YDi. I had these and several other reasons to have been an ordinary or even a poor student.

But in all these, two factors were important to my resounding success. These factors made it look like those obstacles were non-existent: GOD; and a tenacious, resilient vision:
God always provided me with the grace to do the extras (that counted), face the challenges, climb my mountains, swim the waters and shut the mouths of the lions. Many of my colleagues looked at me back then and thought I would kill myself with the way I worked. They were sorry for me that I would suddenly collapse for excessive hours of studying. But the truth is that I was running on grace. Grace was like cocaine in my blood, I could make up my mind to do in a day what I won’t ordinarily dare in three days. I was drugged on grace and my performance was really enhanced.

God also made the lines to fall unto me in pleasant places. I always came across the relevant materials. I always solved the right questions before the exams. I always had the right people around to help me.
See; chase God, not gold; because when you find God, gold will chase you.
That tall (day-) dream I had on my first day in school never faded. I just could not let go of it. I shared it with people. I wrote it down. I sand it to myself. I just kept it alive.
Each time I went to class to study I would tell God that great vision. I ruminated over it so much that the vision was engrafted on my heart, in-built into my system and I myself became the vision personified. I knew from the onset that I would graduate with a First Class, and then, the people around me too began to now. And finally, on December 16, 2006, everybody knew what God and I had settled since September 3, 2001. Truly there hurdles, but the tenacity and the resilience of the vision kept it for over five years before it came to pass.

Work was one important factor I cannot overemphasize. But just as a house could not have been built without a plan and a foundation, I could not have worked without His grace supplying the energy to move with the momentum generated by my vision. Grace was the foundation, vision was the plan; little wonder the building was (is) magnificent.

My success has proved the admission system totally wrong. It has also proved that a man’s background cannot necessarily keep his back to the ground. But above that, it has proved many christians wrong. Fellowship pastors and other highly-committed believers are content with average results, giving the amount of time spent for God as an excuse. I have been able to tell them (including you) that christianity is not an excuse for mediocrity. Service in His vineyard is not an excuse for failure in our classrooms. In fact, the extent to which you serve God should be the extent to which you should excel.
This was the revelation I had in school that changed my total mentality. But for that, I would have ended up like one of them.

When God saw that I had learnt and imbibed this lesson, He instructed me back then in Part 2 to pick my pen and write one more epistle to the saints in schools. The task was beyond me though, both in substance and in finance. But He who is able to bring to performance whatever He says, supplied both and even more.
This epistle is what culminated to ‘The Academic god’, a book that has changed thousands of lives of believers. God- through the book- used my pen to teach His sons (the gods) that they ought not to fail and/or struggle through school. He used it to teach them that a saint would fail only due to ignorance. He used it to teach them that they should not only put the devil under their feet, but also their books.

Also, God has also used me to speak in several academic seminars in schools and churches, liberating men from the fetters of ignorance.
Just like the five loaves and two fish the young lad gave to Jesus; my life was meant to be insignificant, but I gave it to Jesus, and it has today become a model of astonishing magnificence.

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