ADEREMI'S NOTEBOOK

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Alexander Pope Said (12)

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
- Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)

The Notebook (6)

I remember picking up my first novel (ofcourse I had been forced to read ‘the Lion and Jewel’ by Wole Soyinka and ‘Time Changes Yesterday’ by some author I can’t remember for Literature Class) without any pressure.

I can’t even remember who recommended the book to me. The book was ‘The Notebook’ by Nicholas Sparks - if you hurry you could pick up a copy at amazon for 1p, not sure about delivery cost. Today I found that the novel has been made into a film and I can’t wait to see it. The preview trailer can be viewed at the official site. Apparently the film rights were sold when the book was released, at the latest we are talking 1997 here (fall of 1997 - the year I read a book - as you can see I am very proud of myself). I remember the story vaguely - someone was telling a story about love, something about how you always feel the need to go back to your first love no matter what. Anymore info would be classified as a spoiler. (This blog is obviously named after the book as you may have gathered).

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Shina and me (6)

Shina¹ and me

I tell the story almost exactly as it happened.
The music was playing, the games in full swing
My brother taking part as he always did
A bang erupted from the kitchen, prematurely ending a game of musical chairs.
People ran for every exit,
“You haven’t seen anything till you’ve seen an overweight African Mama try to get out through a skylight” my brother says
I stared towards the kitchen door
“Curiosity killed the cat” Mum always said

The figure filled the doorway, machete in one hand, pistol in the other
He paused on the threshold for a second then stepped into the room
“Do you know who I am?” He asked me
The feel of steel against my face seemed to have stolen my voice.
A second later, he was gone.
A single siren wail had done it
Even the feared fear something
My Mother held me tightly,
Muttering ‘Oh God, Oh God, Oh God’.
I tell the story almost exactly as it happened
My brother remembers a dark stain slowly spreading across my trousers.

Oluwatosin Ajayi,
2004, ‘IfYouCopyThisThingIWillWoundYou’ Publishers

¹Shina Rambo - Forty-one-year old notorious Nigerian banditry kingpin, Assani Hamani Tidjani, responsible for a number cross-border robberies. (He was extradited to the Nigeria from Benin in the August last year, bringing to an end his escapade)

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Milkshake vs Naught girl (6)

Has anyone else noticed the trend recently,
Jay Z and Beyonce - some rumor
Nas and Kelis

In an interview recently Kelis:

But then, today’s life-changing new hobby is by no means the only thing Kelis has to be happy about. For starters, there’s the boiled sweet-sized diamond engagement ring she’s wearing, a gift from NYC rapper Nas. At a party in 2002, her fiance-to-be introduced himself with the words: “I’ve been looking for you for years, and I want to make you my wife.” The feeling, it transpires was mutual. “I just knew this was the person I was supposed to be with,” she says

Remember there is beef (apparently) between Jay Z and Nas. Could it be that Beyonce and Kelis will be beefing each other soon?