QIDAKINGIN'S BLOG

  JUST ANOTHER DAY...  It's just another day, another Monday or as famously known, traffic day. You are ready to go, all charged up and optimistic of what the new week holds. The weekend hasn't been interesting because you've been indoors and so away from human touch. The only time you were really excited was on Saturday when your favourite team won their third straight match. Now it's Monday, one of the days you dread and also love (Monday gives you mixed vibe: excitement and stress)  It's Monday and as the day requires, you've to leave home as soon as possible in order to avoid crazy traffic in Lagos especially Third Mainland Bridge. Lagos traffic will humble you, make you rethink your life, cause and job with its shitty salary and endless stress and nagging from your boss. You set out as early as 5:15am just to beat the early morning craze of traffic and you're surprised as always to meet a mammoth of people at the bus stop. You wonder if these people had...

  PERCEPTIONS, OPINIONS AND JUDGEMENTS I like to think of myself as r ealistic, different, sensitive, matter-of-factly, open, communicative and sweet. But this might be in contrast to what some people or a lot of people think about who I am. I could be perceived as overly-sensitive, too emotional, sad / depressed, nonconforming, disruptive or controversial by people who may or may not know me well. But I'm just one human being, one out of over 8 billion people in the world. This is something I've had to deal with and learn how to use to my best advantage.  Our perception of people, things, subjects and ideas may or may not always be correct due to bias, point of view, exposure and experience. It is very normal for people to have divergent opinions on things, subjects and people. But it is equally important to be objective, humane, understanding and open to new ideas, ideologies and standpoints that may arise from our observations, confrontations or conversations with people of...