Documenting 2025

It's day 353 of documenting 2025. 12 days to 2025! Friday started with prayers and me spraying my towel that I had washed last night. Then later on, E replied to my chat. Remember E from the last post? Yeah...that guy. I had asked if I could see him before he went to his place. He said yes...and told me to meet at a popular junction, close to where we usually have GS lectures. On the way to the spot, my prayer was, "Lord help me with this. If I have to forget this friendship, so be it...because I can't lose You". And I had made up my mind to be as serious as possible, no smiling. "Don't know what them guys got in their mind" was the thought. With all the experience I've had with guys and how deceptive they can be, I didn't see E any different from them.  But I was in for a surprise. I got to the spot and called him. He picked and told me that he was still occupied with something, that I should take a bike to a particular lodge. His lo...

It's day 352 of documenting 2025. 13 days to 2026! Today being Thursday definitely gave off the mid-week vibes 😎 We had our last lecture for the year, despite rumors that the lecturer was not going to come. He hadn't shown up for the last two weeks and my coursemates got upset. So, they ditched the last class. We were only ten during the lecture...and we got down a few notes and asked questions, as well as got explanations from the lecture. Then that was it! We were officially on break! 😁 There were hugs and mentions of   "till next year".  Something happened tho...that made me check myself, because I was like, "from where?" I'm the course rep, right? And the assistant course rep is a guy....let's call him E. So, E and I became friends due to our engagements as reps of the class. As a result, we moved around together a lot and worked closely to ensure the smooth working of the class. But then, somewhere along the line...unconsciously, I...

It's day 351 of documenting 2025. 14 days to 2026! Wednesdays already feeling like a Saturday 😪 I noticed that the harmattan season is getting closer and closer...during the night at least. We had the usual lectures today. One by 10am...and that was probably the highlight of today. Our lecturer, was able to summarize all we had done so far, answer questions posed by my coursemates, and still lead us in a prayer session. It was our last Wednesday class for the year, so it had to be memorable. And guess what she gave us our Christmas present? Pens! 🖊️ A pen for each of us. As she distributed the pens, someone played the usual "Feliz Na Vidad" Christmas song. That was after the prayer. It was quite interesting...and the lady in particular was voted the best lecturer for the year. She really deserves the award 😌 Turns out, the lady (let's call her Miss C) is also our departmental ICT officer....who is meant to upload our courses. I followed her to her offic...

It's day 350 of documenting 2025. 15 days to 2026! Today turned out to be a lazy day for me. Well, it wasn't initially. The morning, lectures and more errands for my classmates. Apparently, we're having issues with registration for our general courses. The trip to the General Studies office wasn't so fruitful...but hopefully it will be resolved by this week. When I came to the hostel, there was nothing more I wanted to do than to lie down on my bed. That, I did. I didn't go anywhere....was just scrolling lazily for hours. It was evening time before I decided to get off my bed, wash my shirt for tomorrow and fetch water. I didn't even look at my books. I told my friend (slightly complaining) how hectic school life is....and I'm just starting. I know it's going to be much tougher. I'm really trying to brace myself for the usual stress. I guess it's all part of adjusting to a new place....and I think I've just been her...

It's day 349 9f documenting 2025. 16 days to 2026! Today was tough 😪 Maybe because of the errands I had to run in the evening, or because of the fact that I overindulged on snacks and felt bad afterwards. Or maybe because I slept off during lectures today...twice! A not-so-good record. Well, the main thing is...I felt down. So down that I just glued my eyes to my phone screen; trying to avoid the thoughts that flooded my mind. Later on, I went to get a new pair earphones...as my old pair isn't working properly. As I came back to the hostel, I was just thinking how I had just probably made a financial mistake. But to be sincere, I needed new earphones. I think I got back to my normal self...after an hour of sitting by myself and just listening to songs that reflected my emotional state. That artiste called Kaestrings is blessed ✨ How I came around? By just opening my mouth and saying sorry to Jesus. I was so focused on the fact that I messed up again and how hard c...

It's day 348 of documenting 2025. 17 days to 2026! Happy Sunday! ☺️ This is definitely another overdue post, but you get to read it anyways. And there's good news... It's the last week of lectures! So, today was another laid-back day, due to the fact that it's my time of the month. I just didn't feel like going anywhere, not even church...and when I called my dad, he said it wasn't necessary to force myself to go. Besides, my roommate was all on my case, trying to command me to go to the fellowship with her, like I used to do before. I didn't go....mainly to confirm a suspicion I had, as well as to do my weekend laundry. I didn't miss out on spending time with God. I read my Bible, worshipped through song and stayed off food till afternoon. I didn't do it to appear more righteous than those that went to church. I just did it. And then my suspicion was confirmed when my roommate came back with her friend. I was doing my afternoon Bible stu...

It's day 347 of documenting 2025. 18 days to 2026! Happy Weekend to you ☺️ It was definitely a laid back day for me....and I thank God for rest. I didn't sleep per se, but I laid on my bed, snacking, watching YouTube and not feeling guilty about it. Not even feeling like, "Hmm 🤔...I should be doing something else". With how hectic the last few days have been, I'd say it was needed. And I didn't touch homework, call lecturers or visit the bookshop to get some handouts for my coursemates, like I had planned. Some days are like that... In the evening, I went for a long walk, by myself. I wasn't alone tho... Jesus walked with me 😊 It was a wonderful time; and I really felt like He was listening. You should have seen me... Just talking about stuff like someone was beside me. Well, someone was 😌 If someone passed by me, he would have termed me a person with a mental issue. Let's not even mention an elderly person...who would think I took some ...

It's day 346 of documenting 2025. 19 days to 2026! Today's the D-Day! On a Friday! It was the festival called Ofala. But it didn't start with that. First, I had an early morning lecture. From 8am till 10am It was our last Friday lecture...I really thank God 😌 Our lecturer made it clear that she would have travelled by then. Friday class cancelled! My coursemates then suggested that I appeal to our Thursday lecturer, who hasn't showed up for 2 weeks now...if we could cancel next week's lecture as well. That way, we know we'll be vacating on Wednesday. I could probably message him 🤔 Let's see how it goes. After the lecture, I proceeded to my hostel and went to look for the lady that was making the outfit I would wear today. It was even rushed...as I gave her the fabric on Wednesday evening. I took it real serious 😄 I got to her room, and she wasn't there. It was almost 12pm...when they said the event would start. I'm already used to comi...

It's day 345 of documenting 2025. 20 days to 2026! Thursday? Weekend vibes 😎 And it was more of an outing day. Why? We had a procession...that is, the traditional council of our university. Man! We really take tradition seriously! But before the outing, there was class drama.  Our lecturer didn't show up. I called him in the morning and he said he was going to come. And since it was our only lecture for the day, I couldn't order my coursemates to stay home. The worst case scenario would be when he would come to class and meet nobody. Who would shoulder the blame? Me, of course! At the end of the day, he didn't show up. My coursemates were so annoyed because some of them came from far places and apparently wasted transport fare. Well, the lecturer apologized for the inconvenience....to me, and I relayed it to the class. They wouldn't hear it. Most of them flared up and told me to ask the professor to send money to refund their transport fares. Some even ...