"A lady walked into a pet shop, demanding for a parrot.

The owner: "We have 2 kinds: one repeats everything you say & the other thinks for itself!"

"I think I'll like the one that thinks for itself", replied the lady.

The owner brought out her choice & told her to quiz the parrot.

"How do I look?", asked the lady.

"Like a prostitute!" replied the parrot.

"This parrot is rude: I won't buy it!", said the lady.

"Pls give me a moment!", replied the owner as he walked towards the backyard with the parrot.

He dipped the parrot into a bucket full of water & warned the parrot: "If u are rude to that lady one more time I will drown u in this bucket!"

When the man came back to the counter he told the lady: "Now ask the parrot anything you wish and I assure that he will be polite"

CONVERSATION

Lady: "if I come home @ night with a man, what'll you call this man?"

Parrot: "Your husband!"

Lady: "Good! What if I come home with 2 men?"

Parrot: "Your husband & your in-law!

Lady: "Good! Good!! What if I come home with 3 men?"

Parrot: "Your husband, your in-law & your brother!"

Lady: "Gooood! What if I come home with 4 men?"

The parrot looked back at the owner & said: "Pls go & drown me: I said it earlier on that this woman is a prostitute!

My point is aren't we all like this prostitute? We claim we want the truth but do we really like to hear the truth even if it hurts.

Blessings

Am sexy and I know it!.....Does that cliché sound familiar? Am sure it does. We live in a highly sexualized society. Everyone is so aware if their sexiness. We all want to look hot and sexy.
I got this off a friends dp and I thought to my self "Tosin you should should write about this."



According to this pix, if you were plus size several years ago, you will be considered as sexy. But today, you have to be super slim ...like Barbie doll, and still have the right curves in the right places....now that's something interesting to think of.

Unfortunately, it is also something to be worried about. Women are going through extreme means just to look hot. Those means include going under the knife (cosmetic surgery ), excessive waist training and extreme dieting to mention a few.

Don't get me wrong, I like to look good. I also believe in weight management. Besides, if you are fit and healthy, you will definitely look good. But when it gets to an obsessive state, then its time to draw the line . The society we live in right now, is totally obsessed with looks.
And no one is free from the weight loss rave.
Plus size women have complex because they think they are not so beautiful.
People of larger sizes are been teased mercilessly by peers, families, friend and even the media.
Young girls think they have to be a beauty queen to get a real man.
Husbands want wives to look like the leggy 18 year old on the front page of Cosmo. Even though the woman has had five children for him, she is still expected to look like a cover page model. Forgetting that it took several childbirths, for a woman's body to get there.
Lots of men treat their wives with contempt just because she is fat/ overweight.
In the entertainment world, you have to look hot regardless of your talents. More so, you only have two options in the industry. You either lose the weight fast or you enjoy hot criticism on how you look.

We are loosing values too fast. Things that shouldn't matter are now our priorities.
We are all about looks. In fact,
good looks is an idol that is widely worshipped today.....Selah

One Question? Who should really decide rules for looking good. You or the world system.
Well, I like to let you know the the world system is unreliable, fickle, and can change anytime.
The only way to decide rules that should govern our lives is through unchanging word of God.

Consider this verses below and meditate on it;













We have forgotten the person of the heart which ultimately maftters to God.
It takes more than a hot body to be a good woman , wife, and a good mother.





Looking good is definitely good business. But, it becomes bad business, when its obsessive , unhealthy, and judgmental.

Only God knows what got into me to write this. Some say when you get intellectually high, creativity is born. I definitely assure you, that no drugs were involved it was pure joy.

On my birthday, pops woke me up with a phone call, and doused me and hubs with loads of prayers.
Thank God for praying parents. If you have one you have got a treasure. If you haven't got one, become one and be a treasure to your children . Popsi of life! I love ya!!! Guess you can't say that to African parents. Just skip the first part and say "I love you", and don't forget to say it in English. It kinda sounds awkward in Yoruba or is it just me. lol

Moving on...you would think with early morning blessings, I would start out on the right foot. But Nah! I didn't. My evil side kinda poped up, I got into trouble with someone very dear to me. Definitely not hubs, but someone very awesome. Thankfully,we made up. Our short lived clash got me thinking on how birthdays should be celebrated.
Should it be a time of reflection or time of gyration and celebration.


With my serious face, I stated pondering over my life. Good lord! I am getting older.






I don't have wrinkles yet, but I am not sixteen again like last year....erm , don't look shocked I wasn't actually sixteen last year. Lolz
But, I will surely start having wrinkles someday and won't really be a pretty face again. At least, think I am a pretty face. ( Chuckles)
I thought to myself , when I am leaving this world I want to be assured that I have known the truth and lived the truth. I don't want to regret not doing the right things or making the right decisions. It would be a shame if I never learnt from my mistakes ,never made brave decisions because of cowardice.
I want to have lived the life and left no stone unturned. I don't mean doing drugs, booze, stripping poles, doing all sorts of crazy stuffs. I simply mean I want have fulfilled before hitching the death ride. I want to be like paul, who said "I have fought a food fight."
That's how I want to end. And thus, my reflections showed me things I need to do and not do. And also the things I need to keep doing, so I can end well
Man's days are fleeting and it soon passes away. Like flower that blossoms and withers, so are the days of our life. It's so easy to be carried away with everything going on and lose sight of God and our purpose.


Ok! so you would think I reflected all through the day. Nah! I didn't not. Hubs, been the one with pleasant surprises popped up his surprise and I was like yaay me! Its time to giddy up. So we partied in our own way . oh dear! I even abandoned my diet. No thanks to those sumptuous meals, I now have some extra pounds to deal with. Not to worry Sergeant Green tea to the rescue!






Ahh! This post is getting do long and I am getting tired. Why don't I have voice typing app ? Even Google voice app seem to understand our English at all. Nawa oh! If this app can't understand Lagos accent, then how will it understand pidgin? Smmh*
Somebody please pass the word to app developers. I was thinking by now the app should be able to understand Ijebu and also type it.lolz
I guess I'll be rounding up now (News flash).
It will be terrible if I end this post without acknowledging those who sent me heartfelt wishes. My family, My sweet in-laws ( they were really sweet), My church fam ( most especially my fellow teachers ). Old school mates, blogger friends,Facebook friends, longtime friends. Its so good to have awesome friends around you. I really felt like a princess even though my father is like 10th in line to throne in my village. Lwkmd.
Thank you all.





One more thought; this post was scheduled for my birthday, why wait till today before posting? Should I continue? Kai! you too like gist.
Peace people!

I remember singing Tina Turner's "what love gat to do with it" in my early years. I would shake my head and move my body as I sang. And when I was among my friends, I would feel so cool singing the song. Don't blame me, I think that was the only hip song that I knew so well. Lol.





The cliché BAD has gone so viral today or should I say global. We hear phrases like BAD girl , BAD boy , BAD ride or sometimes wicked ride. Oops!
Well, if you are not familiar with hip hop culture you wouldn't understand what it means. Oldies move over. The truth is bad is usually used in the hip culture to describe cool things. Twisted, huh?I know, I feel the same way. A bad girl/ boy means a cool/ happening guy/ babe. A bad/ wicked ride means a very cool car. Hmmm,
I can't help but remember a scene from watching the series "Suite life of Zack and Cody", years back. The kids were describing something cool and they ascribed it as "BAD". The older people around looked confused as to why those kids would gladly indulge in something bad. Then, the hotel manager intervened by saying " Kids nowadays, bad means good." This is the kind of culture we live in today.

While people may be going with the flow and unconcerned. I feel a bit ruffled about this. And the unfortunate truth of this is more teens and youths want to be bad than good. Like I said earlier, to them, bad means cool. It is believed that if you are bad as a guy , you get more popularity , more girls etc. Also bad girls get to have more fun. And "GOOD" in itself has gone into obscurity.







What happened to calling a spade, a spade. What happened to those times when good deeds and conducts, were been praised among youths. When was the last time you heard a teenager /youth talk proudly about being a virgin? Nah! That's not in vogue again, you have got to experiment. In fact, they are ashamed to let people know they are one and can't wait to shed off their virginity.
You don't dare tell your peeps you don't drink, smoke or do drugs, you 'll just become a laugh stocking. More than ever "BAD" is gaining upper hand and the few young ones who believe in "GOOD" are too ashamed to stand up for it.

It is time we call a dog a dog and a dove a dove ( tautology intentional. lol) . Lets face it, Bad means evil , terrible, devilish, amidst a lot of other horrible meanings, so why would I want to be associated with bad!
While the media and even parents are aiding the decadence of morals, It is essential that you and I have to stand up for the "GOOD" we believe, so that others will come to the light.

I believe in saving oneself for sex till marriage

I believe that a good name is better than riches

I believe that good and God fearing guys are the ones you should date and marry. No matter what a bad boy looks like or how much he has, he not worth me.

I believe in good character and morals.

I believe that a real woman's worth is not in how she looks or dresses, but in the strength of her character and inner virtues.

I believe in Jesus. And I know when come to him , he turns you from bad to good.

What do you believe in?

Hmmm, the great comeback! sounds like a movie huh! Exactly !I have been working on a movie for quite a while. let me tell you  bit about it. I got this great role where I was to play a rich spoilt girl. How did I get the role? (That will be gist for another day).

In the movie ,I was to act as the love interest of a 30 something married male model . Hot ehhh! I know, it just that I don't do married men in real life.
For the movie ,I had to lose some weight and right now, I am a ravishing size 4. If you think I am anorexic ,na you sabi! Shooting the movie was one of the best experiences of my life. The movie is coming to the cinemas in July.I will giving away some free tickets to movie, if you are interested, contact me on flossy.242@gmail.com.

Gosh! I can't believe I pulled a fast on you. Roftl, movie ko ,movie ni. I acted the film inside my mind. lolzzzzzzZz. I know its not April 1st, but there's no rule that says you can't crack some ribs on blogsville.

Yes ,I have been away from blogsville for a while and I have really missed my e-friends. Lately, I have  been involved in one thing or the other and it just seems to take away all my time. While I was away, I attended a seminar in which I learnt a personal lesson.

I always like to be the best in all I do . But sometimes this makes me conceited and egoistic ( *smiles*,  I had to borrow some grammar from Lizzie). For a while I used to think that I was smarter than the others . When I get to a new place or join a new group, I like to show smart and knowledgeable I can be. (I actually don't think I am proud or am I? ) . Then,something interesting  happened. At a point, during the seminar,we were to do a presentation .Each individual did their presentation and waited for feedback for their supervisors. As the supervisor went round ,she asked questions and doled out her remarks. When she got to me,I got some criticism regarding my presentation and I felt like fainting. I felt so embarrassed and it was like everyone was making jest of me. Omg! how did I get here ,I was supposed to be smarter than everyone !!..
I was uncomfortable for the rest of the seminar because I felt all eyes were mocking me. I even considered abandoning the rest of the seminar. Thank God! I didn't.

After the seminar , I decided to get help on how to deal with criticism. I had some resource materials from circular and Christian authors.
After using these resources I was diagnosed with following symptoms:

Pride: For me to think I am smarter than everyone shows that I am proud!!! *Covers face*

Unteachable: I was found unteachable because my damaged self-esteem was more important to me than learning.

Unloving: What!! I am the nicest person  on earth. I am unloving because all my attentions were focused on me ,me and the movement of me!

Then I learnt the following antidotes to these symptoms

Accept criticism with grace: Criticism can either be good or bad. Bad ones are directed at destroying you or your self esteem,you should ignore this kind of criticism. The good ones are aimed at making you a better person. When you are criticized ,examine the area if criticism and work on becoming better in that area. This way you will learn more . In my own case, I later worked on my weak link(what I was criticized for the seminar) . Right now! I am a pro in that aspect. winks* ( No bragging)

Appreciate others: While I might be smart,I can't be a powerhouse of knowledge ,somebody knows what I don't know. Appreciating others helps you to see good in  them. This will not only  endear people to you,it will also increases your knowledge as you get to learn from other's perspective . Talking to myself :You this Tosin girl sef! What made you ever think you are smarter than others! With all your supposed smartness you don't know how to use Photoshop *smh*

Show love: Love was an antidote to my self-centeredness.  selfishness is focusing on yourself. Almost all through the seminar, I thought about me. How I should dress fabulously, how to outsmart and outshine others. Oh my! God is so good or else he would have been tired of my antics.
I forgot  about showing love and caring for others ,which is supposed to be an attribute of a Christian. A simple heartfelt hello or asking about the welfare of others could go a long way. In a seminar, where we had quite a number of people ,everyone is conscious of themselves. If I had been so friendly with people and dedicated to making them feel at ease, it will have been worth more than a million bucks.

As I look back to the seminar, I wish I had done a lot of things in a better way. I had some very good parts,infact my attitude changed towards the end of the seminar.
But like I explained earlier , I made some mistakes. I am glad I made those mistakes,because I got to learn from them.
Isn't that what life is about ?learning everyday.

So folks, invite me to a seminar and I won't ruin it.lolzzz
I do hope this post was a great comeback! *winks*

Tosin Quotes :   "When we refuse to learn from a mistake,we keep turning in the circle of that mistake"

Hi guys, Sorry I have been missing in action for a while. I had a 2 weeks training that really kept me occupied. I know its been more than 2 weeks,let's just say I had to settle down at work very well . Anyways, its so good to be back on blogsville.

Lately , I developed a  toothache that gives me terrible headache. I'ts so painful that I have to eat with one side of the teeth. As a result of this, I have limited myself to the kinds of food I eat. Right now I avoid almost all kinds of meat as well as foods that require much chewing . I now eat cereals,swallows (amala,wheat,semolina etc) and liquids.

Eating with one side of the teeth can be very uncomfortable and for me,it makes my food less enjoyable.

OK ,enough pity party!  Something very profound dropped in my spirit in this week.
On my way home from work, I passed by the market and my eyes ran through different foods sold in the market. The meats, nuts and fruits  were the ones that grabbed my attention( I love walnuts,apples and carrots a lot!) but unfortunately I could not buy any because of my teeth. Eating these foods is really hard for me. I have to be careful so that I don't allow the meat/nuts to touch the other side of the teeth, else, I would feel serious pain . As I mourned my dilemma, all of a sudden 1Corinthians 12 : 12-26  came alive and became real to me.

I believe the above bible passage is self-explanatory.I know that toothaches aren't funny,but I would not have thought in a million years that a pained tooth could cause such fuss to the extent of causing changes in my eating plans/habit. This shows that my teeth,as small as it seems, is of utmost relevance! As I was pondering on this, I also discovered how this truth is so relevant in  our every day living.

Let's take an office as an example . The cleaners are seen as the ones with the lowest rank in some offices(not all offices). If those cleaners decide to go AWOL for three weeks,imagine what the office will look like.In the family,everyone has their own roles. If the father is absent or dead,a vacuum is left and same goes for mother. Even the children have their own unique contributions that they bring to the family ,which will be missed if the children leave the home. In church,its is so obvious that we need various offices  to ensure smooth running of things . Imagine what it will be if the sanctuary keepers weren't there to take care of the toilets..Ewwh! don't let's imagine. Or let's imagine what movement look like if the traffic wardens didn't control the movement of vehicles (Especially in a church with large congregation).

We all look different,dress differently ,have different eating abilities as well as different career preferences. Have you thoroughly checked the blogs on blogsville? If you have you have,you will discover that though we all blog, we definitely have different areas of interest.Bloggers write on a lot of subjects ranging from inspiration to food, parenting ,fashion,lifestyle,finances,homemaking,spiritual etc.
I believe God made us differently and gave us different gifts,skills and spiritual gifts so that we can learn from each other and complement each other . I call this unity in diversity.... How awesome is the wisdom of God and how profound are the depths of his wisdom.May his name be exalted forever!!!!

So just before you think you are  unimportant,think about this..... In that thing you do diligently or with that talent you have been gifted ,you can make a lot of difference in your own way. It can be something simple as showing love to others, you might not know who you are influencing. Remember, you are of utmost relevance and so is my premolar tooth.

LOVELY WEEKEND TO Y'ALL

I lost a dream,
and it  made me cry.
oh! what a wonderful dream,
but I never saw it happen.

I dreamt of a beautiful house,
with green meadows in its  surroundings.
Indeed a majestic house,
laced with marble stairs.

The path to the dream,I knew not
But someone said the guardian knows.
To the guardian I went,
to lead me to my desires.

Intriguing was a way to describe the guardian.
He led and I followed.
Through bumpy roads we trailed,
Shadowy lanes were our companion.

The guardian ,what a friend he was
Straight but kind,sturdy but loving
With him fears were allayed
Soon we would reach my dream.

Wait,where is the guardian going?
This can't be the way,no it can't be!
I whined and threw tantrums
One word from him ....trust me

Where is this place ?
I don't want to be here
But here you must stay...says the guardian
My world has crashed!

So dusty and cramped a place
My tears spilled out uncontrollably
This is not the house!
Alas! my dream is gone.

I am leaving..but my guardian says...wait.
His eyes are full of understanding
My heart believed his words,
and so I waited....

Turned the hut into something livable
At night,my tears ran for a lost dream.
Will I ever see my dream ?
Maybe its time for a goodbye.

Fate, they say must come to all
This is my fate
The house is not so bad
And so, I learned to love this new place.

My cows are milking
Plenty to eat and sell
Never has nature been so  beautiful
I love this place!

My chores became my joy
Each day became a pleasure
Wait! this can't be true
The guardian! Oh,the guardian!

Tears trickled down my face
Tears of joy
He was right after all
I just inherited a castle!

Who would believe this?
This hut was willed,
only to one who would patiently live there.
This is unbelievable.

I dreamt of a house,
but a castle I got.
I dreamt of marble stairs,
but I got stairs of gold!

I lost a dream,
and I really grieved for it .
But  I found a new one
A much more better dream.

From me

I hope you enjoyed the poem. It was born out of a personal experience which I had. A dream is something we hope to achieve. God is the guardian and we trust him to lead us to that dream. But most times, he does not work in ways we anticipate,he might take us through routes that are not too comfy. He might even ask us  to stay in a not too favorable place or condition. At this point we might think that our dream has died. 

But if we obey and trust him,we will soon discover that he has greater blessings in store for us.

Love

I was recently assigned to teach eleven year-olds in children church. I am actually not used to teaching Sunday-school to pre-teens, I an so used to younger children,so I prayed for help.

We kicked off the service with a game that I  titled "before and after/ bible drill" ( If  you need details of this game,you can contact me later .It is a great way of engaging children in Sunday school/bible study). Moving on.

I told the kids that the purpose of the game was to test their knowledge of the bible. As the game wore on, I discovered that the children were weak when it came to reciting bible verses offhand. We finished the game and moved on to some other things.

Later, I switched  to discussing some circular issues relating to what they watch on TV and stuffs going on around them. I was amazed at how much they watched music,TV programs and movies. They knew almost every award show going on right now,I mean the golden globes,headies and Grammy etc. They could even name  a number of artistes. They knew the latest songs and music channels both on cable and national TV. By now, I can imagine some of my readers shaking their heads.  Dear reader, its not only you who is flabbergasted ,I was also taken aback when I was hearing it but most of all, I was sad. ( Will probably explain why in another post).

In the midst of all this,I decided to ask them a  question. Then I asked "how did you come to know all these?" Silence dominated the class for a while before someone answered and said " its because we paid attention to it".  The answer was like a bomb dropped on them. I proceeded to tell them that  things they spend more time with , would surely stick to their memory. If they read their bible consistently, it would become a part of them  and they would be able to recite offhand. Putting it in a better way,when they need the word of God to deal with life issues,the holy spirit will remind them of what they have learnt.
While i am not against watching TV,I also told them that knowing the latest songs,movies and artistes doesn't hold any eternal profit for them but knowing the word of God profits them in this world and eternally. Bottom line, spend less time with TV and more time with your bible and other important things.

This analogy brings me back to you and me. How much time do we spend on mundane things instead of spending it on things that are more profitable? A student needs to be diligent in studying his books before he can excel. A person who desires a better relationship with God must be ready to study the bible amongst other things and it must be done consistently. if you have a talent,you must develop and use it over and over till you become a master at it. This list  just goes on. The truth is, change won't just happen,you have got to start doing the necessary things repeatedly till it happens, even when you start seeing changes you still have to continue doing those things.

Remember how you learnt ABC in nursery school,just by repeating the alphabets on and on? And now you came recite A-Z offhand as if its the easiest thing in the world. The same goes for perfecting things in life,you have to keep doing or learning things over and over again.


Oh  dear! I am so sorry. This is such a long post,what happened to me? I don't do long posts, I prefer short and straight to the point,my blogger friends know that. Anyway I am promising that I would never ever eveeeeer do long post again! only if need be just like this one .*winks*

Wonderful weekend y'all

Hallo, I am so sorry I went AWOL for a long time. I have really had so much on my hands lately. Hope  you all had a fantastic Xmas. Sorry my xmas greetings is coming late. I like to acknowledge my blogger sisters,  Frances on http://imperfectlyperfect92.wordpress.com/ and Uchenna on http://www.ezechimereuchenna.blogspot.com./. These ladies made me blush by specially sending me xmas wishes. I am so honored .This is also wishing my co-bloggers and readers  a wonderful xmas and a prosperous new year in advance.

Part of what kept me busy was the preparations for children church xmas party. Below is a picture of the children ballet group.

Now back to my topic. Jesus, a market mover. Its sounds weird abi? just ride with me and you all understand what I mean.

My younger sister started the word "market mover". She uses it to describe anything that sells well. We often joke around saying that musicians sing mostly love songs because love songs sell like wildfire. hence ,love songs are market movers. Hope you get the point now. So,how come Jesus is on sale?

The Word for today,  24th December 2013 issues wrote  " Thirty percent of all retail sales in department stores take place over the Christmas-time holidays. Fifty percent of all parties are held during Christmas and New Year. One out of every ten litres of alcohol is sold then too. Clearly, Jesus is good for business"

Do you know now understand why I call Jesus a market mover. 

The word for today goes further to stress that we have forgotten the true essence of Xmas -- which is the the birth of a savior who came to save sinners. Instead we have commercialized Xmas. While Xmas is a time to celebrate the good news that God has provided a way out  of damnation for humans,it is also a time of deep reflection on how we have lived our lives. Are we doing God proud for the sacrifice he made for us' more than 2000 years  ago?are we sharing this good news with others who have not heard it?  are seizing this opportunity to share our possessions with the less privileged or is xmas just a fun fare for us.

As we celebrate this season, be reminded that salvation of souls is the reason why Christ came,let us also teach this truth to our children as most children do not know the true essence of Christmas ,all they know is the merriment part of Xmas.

Since I drew my inspiration for the word of today, I also like to close with the concluding paragraph of the aforementioned issue and it states "Instead of ending this Christmas exhausted, disappointed, and in debt, invite Jesus into your life. You may be looking back with regret on some bad decisions you've made this year, but making Jesus your Lord and Savior this Christmas is the best decision you'll ever make".