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***long entry***Just because you don’t believe in something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist…You can only assume, and hope, that you won’t come across it because you’ve had nothing to do with it. Even when you have seen telltale signs and people you know have experienced one or more of these happenings.But when you’ve been in certain situations, you begin to believe a lot of things you hear. Or

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One of my earliest memories is of a scene in a film where a man is taking a walk in ankle-deep snow with a woman he apparently loves. He slumps to the ground, and after a few seconds of calling out his name and shaking him, she starts to cry.I just couldn’t comprehend why a grown woman should cry just because a man fell.“That’s life”, my uncle said. “One minute you’re alive and the next minute,

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I want an outlet for my creativity and I want to be able to earn enough money from it to finance my lifestyle with. I want to see my own products on other people. I want my designs to be recognised, even if only on a small scale. I want to be my own boss, even if it’s part-time. I want my own company. I am certain I want to do this. I don’t mind taking it slowly. I don’t need to become a

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I have been stumbling along long enough; this will not do in the long run.I don't have a system in place to keep a business running. I'm too scared to do anything on a large scale in case I get stuck. I don't have a set time to make jewelry, so I jump into it for a few days and then take a few months off. And I blindly design my products as I wish and hope someone out there will buy them. I have

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Win this pair of earrings...Visit: http://minx-accessories.com/promotions.aspx to register. Good luck!

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The first ever winner of Minx Accessories freebie of the week!Folabi A. from Lagos, Nigeria.Thanks to all who participated. There are more earrings to be won, wish you all better luck next time!Have a nice week y'all! www.minx-accessories.com

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And missing deadlines…Like the typical medical student that I am, I have an exam coming up. (Because, when is there ever no exam coming up, rite?) It’s on the 15th of October and I figured I need at least 1 month of studying to feel comfortable ‘cause it’s Biochemistry.Is there any soul out there who likes Organic chemistry?! Please get in touch.Even though I haven’t set an official launch date

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I'm really excited!I finally found packaging for my accessories! And they came in today! And it took me a whole year to find them, perfect as they are! Now, what does that mean? It means I'm finally ready to launch my jewelry line, that's what!(Ok, enough of the exclamations. I'm sure you get how excited I am.)It's been a while since I blogged about my jewelrymaking. Its a bit difficult juggling

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I stopped working my old job on the 15th of this month ‘cause I found another job. Yay!!!I start work next month; after a long-awaited, well-deserved, one-week holiday. In the meantime, I did a gig as a Trade Fair hostess last week, and I’m currently working a temporary Marketing project. Because it’s temporary, it’s pretty concentrated; so I have to work a lot at the moment. Don’t even ask about

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when you’re talking bureaucracy in Germany…If there’s one thing I absolutely love, it’s the drama involved in getting any paperwork done around here. It’s never as easy as showing up with what you think you need and getting it done within a couple of hours. I mean, why would you want your life to be that easy, rite? Especially when you don’t really have much to do with your time and all you want

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I’m ready for a new job.I first started jobbing at 16 when I moved to London for my A-levels. And I started right at the bottom with cleaning. Luckily, I was cleaning offices at the Goldsmith’s University in South London- so it was a good cleaning job. I was earning the minimum wage and funds were pretty tight, but I was able to support myself and pay two-thirds of my yearly fees from the job.

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Okay, I haven’t really had any that bad.I’ve been in my apartment just over 2 years and there have been some goings and comings next door. The walls are pretty thin and very informative, whether you like it or not.Once I had a neighbour who never slept at night. He spent his time online, watching movies, chatting on his webcam and listening to loud music. I got used to the continuous drone of

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I feel pretty daring today!Okay, so with all this talk about fear, y’all know how good things come in threes. One of the boring things about growing up is the fear of injury one develops.I know I wasn’t the most daring kid, but at least when it came to sports, I was willing. For instance, I rocked my BMX with bike races and all those stunts. You know, standing on the seat, or crossed hands (which

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Some realizations are sickening.I’m torn, whirling in a storm, in my very own tornado. Torn-down, down-cast, downright pessimistic though healthy.My body. Healthy without the decency to even be tired during this ordeal that calls itself the life of a foreign medical student in Germany. My body is still here, is actually finally here.But my mind. Torn apart, torn-down, downright pessimistic. Bored

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I’ve applied to uncountable jobs online. I find it really annoying that I spent so much time perfecting my CV, only to have to fill in thousands of little boxes on each website. I agree I chose the lazy/slow way; I might already be working if I’d just dragged my ass out there and trudged from institution to institution through the snow blizzards looking hungry and homeless. But I’m still at the

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It’s finally over!Basically, the semester came to an end last Friday. I’m still in shock. Two exams two days apart in the last week of a hectic an-exam-a-week semester. And I made all my papers! Yippee!!!In typical German fashion, I proudly picked up my 3 certificates today. Now I have just 13 more to collect… and 2 other stipulations to meet… before I can write the preliminary med exam... and

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...since I started Med-school, and it feels like 2 years...I see myself, blindfolded, going through the halls of this ancient building, looking for a way in, a way up, any way at all! So much I even ask myself where I am and why?And I find it pretty testing that even when you know a lot of what is expected of you it still brings you nothing! That nothing seems good enough. That even now, after 2

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One of my woes in Munich is my English accent.Believe that!At the moment, my accent is 58% African/Nigerian, 20% British, 20% German, 1% Yoruba and 1% French. Roughly.I rarely speak English nowadays, so I sometimes have trouble finding certain English words in a normal conversation ‘cos the words pop up only in German. I eventually end up speaking fluently after 2-3 minutes, but only with a

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You needed 3 weeks for the easy exam, what makes you think you can pass this one in a week?!Those were MY thoughts all week. But just before I wrote this exam on Friday I thought, I might have only had a week, and I might have planned on passing this exam next week during the re-sit, but I put my all into learning this week and I deserve to pass this exam now. And guess what?I feel like I

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I’m in the queue waiting to write my exam when beside me a colleague pops a pill. Her friends are asking her how long it takes to get into the system, if it goes directly into the blood and other specific questions. She says 20 minutes; yes it does go directly into the blood and explains whatever the specifics are. Her friend reads the name on the sachet to memorize it; she might give this one a

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I LIKE HER WHO I WASThe girlSitting in the corner, not feeling left outKeeping my mouth shut most of the timeNot officially a leader, definitely not a followerShort skirts, no boobs, lots of insecuritiesGenuine smiles, friends with friendsLaughing ‘til my sides and cheeks hurtFeeling born into the wrong familyBelieving in horoscopesWanting desperately to wear glassesPraying to God about my

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I wasn't really sure why the whole 'first black President' thing didn't excite me. But I found an article which I actually agree with:"Calling Obama black is an insult to his mother"http://www.onlinenigeria.com/articles/ad.asp?blurb=659My message to Obama: Congratulations on being the new President of the US. I don't really give a damn what colour you are, just, it'd be nice if the Americans

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This is the first weekend I've spent studying in a looooooong time. First off, I passed my Anatomy exam, yippee!!! The results for Med. Term. come out tomorrow. I hope I'm right in being very optimistic. But I couldn't even stop to party like I wanted 'cos I have another Anatomy exam next week, and there all these muscles and nerves and origins and bases and functions to learn... like, seriously,

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I’m not hanging out at all this week. At least not until Friday, when I intend to write and pass both my Anatomy and my Medical-terminology exams. And there’s some pressure ‘cause the Anatomy exam is a rewrite. (my friend of the week)So I failed the Anatomy exam last Friday. I wasn't sad, but I was in a really bad mood. That can’t be so hard to understand, can it? I got to see my exam-script and

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Making mistakes and discovering newer or better methods are part of the journey in starting-up and running a business. I thought the biggest problem so far was getting my website up and ready. The website is still in its preview/trial period and needs a lot of tweaking, but I see now that it wasn’t a problem at all. My ‘strategy’ could have been better. I have a lot of older jewelry samples which

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My internet was out for a whole week!!!For some, it can feel like life is over. Or at least, half of it. Most of my work is over the internet so I definitely thought half of it. But seeing as I had a major exam and no time to go online elsewhere, I took it as a blessing in disguise and hit the books. Of course, it wasn’t so easy! I panicked the first few days. Thought of all the mails I’d have to

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I’m two weeks in. I’ve had my Immune System breakdown and I’ve gotten over it already (and without antibiotics and painkillers- that means anyone can do it!).Two weeks is enough to adjust to lots of things: having to sleep and wake up earlier, having to go to classes every single day, sitting still for hours because you can’t walk away from the Boredom and slam the door in his face like you used

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I blinked, and two weeks raced by like a hazy craze...Un-believable! But people, 'believe' every word you hear or read: Studying Medicine is mad! Running a business is crazy! Doing both is possible but possibly messy!I have to admit though, I've been leaning towards the business side of things- which means I got some major things done- Yay!!! And... I've kept my social life interesting- which was

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I’m still finding it hard to go to sleep at midnight and even harder to get up at 7.30am. An hour is barely enough to get ready because I’m so slow in the morning.Last week was the general orientation, the Uni-tour, the semester party… all the fun stuff. The first three days this week are all about sitting on painfully-hard wooden chairs in cramped conditions (my poor long legs!) for hours at a

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I’m amazed at the endless number of skills that are required to start and run a business… I didn’t need much when I first dabbled into commercial jewelry-making. I had creative talent, inspiration, motivation and some funds.I made a simple budget, bought supplies, calculated targets and tried to make enough profits. It wasn’t much but it was enough.For display, I printed the company name and

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After answering this question so often, I was tempted to blurt out “I don’t know anymore!” It’s what I started saying while I was waiting to study and people were trying to convince me to do something else. I was under pressure to defend my choice and it became a much dreaded question.At some point early in life, you start getting asked what you want to be when you grow up. My brother had a

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I don’t really know how I wanted my business start-up to be, but I know this sure wasn’t part of the plan.I’m a dreamer. I do have a good grasp on reality as well, but I dream in vivid colours; and I love every bit of it. I usually don’t have trouble sleeping when I lie down on my bed, but if I have an idea in my head, I could spend hours dreaming it out. I drift in and out of consciousness,

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I’m very time conscious. I always keep a diary with calendars on the first pages, month summaries before each month and a page a day entry allowances, with appointments and notes and to do features. I have a calendar on my wall filled with colour coded appointments and outings and even cinema dates (I’m go to the cinema more or less once a week). Everyday I have a list of things to do and their

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I got up and immediately had the urge to blog!My sleeping pattern is off the hook! I go out a lot less at the moment because I have so much to do at home and very few appointments outside. And without the outside pressure, you get to decide when to go to bed and when to get up. I sleep anytime between 2a.m. and 4a.m. and get up between 10a.m. and 11a.m. It’s the weirdest sleep pattern and, though

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