Pheyy's Blog

The Sun smiled gently that morning. The trees and grasses gladly stretched and danced in the wind. The weather was so cool. Jadesola yawned as she got up from her bed and decided to get ready for her virtual meeting with one of her clients, Mr Kalejaiye. She had snoozed all her alarms so she only had about an hour to get ready for the meeting. “This lock down effect seff” she said, as she squeezed some toothpaste on her fancy toothbrush. As she sat at her work desk to get connected to the platform where the meeting was scheduled to take place, she decided to quickly check her messages on Instagram. “What’s up with the gram today” she muttered under her breath as she minimized the window for the meeting which was to start in about 10 minutes.   Well, she had no messages and so decided to take a look at some videos. She came across the words- ‘Don’t leave me’ and was curious to find out what it was about. Apparently, it was all about having great ideas from l...

Corn. Maize. Agbado.  These words mean one and the same thing.  Corn is nutritious and rich in fiber. It is magnesium-rich with vitamins that aid digestive and eye health.It is a rich source of protein and helps to boost one’s bone strength and immune system. Well, now you know. Some days ago, Mummy asked me to boil some corn. Well, I joyfully marched to the kitchen to do so.  Foodies like us don’t waste time… you know! So, I did the basics, you know, get a pot of appropriate size, wash the raw corn, put water in the pot, arrange the corn in it and add some salt. Yes, that easy. Thank me later. So, I went back to my work station with the expectation that the pleasant aroma of corn was going to visit me soon. Well, out of curiosity, I decided to check after a while. To my greatest surprise, the gas flame was out. The pot was a bit warm and the corn still raw.   Quite disappointed, I had to change the gas cylinder and exercise more patience...