KiKi's LAIR

"Change". the one major word that has been on the lips of Nigerians since the last election. Funny enough, the election before that had carried the 'Transformation' Logo, then I sit back and ask myself   'Change and Transformation', what's the difference? We claim we are nationals of Nigeria and then want one man to transform or rather, "change" the whole country, I mean a country of about 170 million people. How possible is that? Barack Obama made this profound statement, "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Or country is rapidly entering a state of moral and economic decay, corruption has become a norm while we sit back and wait for 'somebody' who will arise and do something about the undesirable situation. The truth is that while you're hoping for somebody that will catch a vision and summon the co...

In a very busy fast changing world surrounded by very busy and constantly occupied people, I tend to forget myself. It is like everybody is trying to get my attention and then confusion sets in. I'm in a technological time sink bombarded by voices, information from all angles that leads me to cut corners and get things done the easy way all the time. I want to just relax and go with the flow.... you know.... just hang out, have fun and chill out. But just at that point, the Giant in me cries out for attention and I can't help but respond. The Giant in me cannot allow me settle for second best, cannot allow me wallow in mediocrity nor get carried away by the voice of 'easy does it'. The Giant in me won't let me sit still. All of a sudden there are so many things I want to do, seems like my heart's about to explode. I want to explore the world like a meteorite shooting out. Even when I want to just stay low, the Giant in me won't allow. He keeps pushi...