My friends Tom and Kim Sawyer are going to become a first time parents today,I can relate to the anxiety that have been building up in their home recently. Tom started a new blog Proud2parent just to let us know what they have been doing in preparation for their baby’s arrival. Both parents agreed to name their baby K,that is strange but according to Tom it was his mother’s wish that every girl child born in their family should have a name starting with the letter K. The name just reminds me of kellogs special K cereal,well she is their kid and they have every right to call her whatever name they fancy.It was like yesterday when i was expecting my first child,i can remember the whole thoughts going through my mind then.I wondered if i will be a good mother,will i be able to wake up in the middle of the night to take care of my my child? Will i mistakenly suffocate my kid if i sleep on the same bed with my new born? How will i change his diaper since i haven’t done it before? Will my child be normal? will his hearing and other things be functioning well? How will i bathe a tender child without hurting him?

Tom and Kim there is nothing to worry about being a parent comes naturally before you know it you are the best parents for your kid.Taking care of a baby girl is far easier than taking care of a baby boy that’s my opinion. Good luck to both parents. 

  Posted By tyna     Aug 14, 2008       1 comment  

Pretty soon it’s gonna be National Smile Week, and what better way to get those grins cracking than with some humorous and funny quotes? Get ready for your checks to hurt the whole week through. Here are twenty-five funny quotes to get you started.

1. “If it’s sent by ship then it’s a cargo, if it’s sent by road then it’s a shipment.” ~ Dave Allen

2. “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” ~ Albert Einstein

3. “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” ~ Mae West

4. “I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” ~ Fred Allen

5. “The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.” ~ Dave Barry

6. “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.” ~ Josh Billings

7. “Things ain’t what they used to be and probably never was.” ~Will Rogers

8. “Marriage is the only war where you sleep with the enemy.” ~ Gary Busey

9. “I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.” ~ Walt Disney

10. “Hippies, hippies… they want to save the world but all they do is smoke pot and play frisbee!” ~ Eric Cartman

11. “If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.” ~ Flip Wilson

12. “If you would like to know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

13. “I’m Jewish. I don’t work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.” ~ Joan Rivers

14. “A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.” ~ Emo Philips

15. “There’s no half-singing in the shower, you’re either a rock star or an opera diva.” ~ Josh Groban (more…)

  Posted By tyna     Aug 11, 2008       4 comments  

Opened my email box today after a long time,most of my messages were questions about my whereabout. From Canada we went back to New York and left after two days to London. We arrived Lagos Nigeria on the 5th of this month,it was a very strange feeling okay where do i start is it the airport? the heat? Some of our luggage did not come back till today and I was left with nothing to wear for some days. The airport staffs were kind and nice,the driver came to pick us up accompanied by a security officer then with an escort car driving right behind us with armed police officers. This  whole escort thing didn’t make me feel safe rather it put the fear of God in me that now that i should watch my back and be very security conscious. The hotel was of international standard but it was a transit point,today we moved out to a guest house somewhere in Victoria Island,where we will stay till we get a house which am seriously hoping we get very soon.  Joel and Shawn my twins turned 2 years old on the 7th of August,we couldn’t do a proper birthday party for them but since we were at Sofitel hotel in Ikoyi then;I asked the chef to prepare a birthday cake for them.In the evening of that day we just went to the hotel’s swimming pool side for a little get together with two other families. Yuck! I just killed a mosquito now,am wondering if they fumigated this place before checking us in here.I need to go to bed right now,loads of gist on the way stay tuned. The photo above is Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria.

  Posted By tyna     Aug 9, 2008       2 comments  

The generation that is most comfortable with digital technology, which gives them unprecedented access to all of the world’s knowledge, knows less than the previous generation that lacked this advantage. In other words, the generations whose thumbs do most of their talking can’t express themselves beyond the level of a text message. Could the vast majority of people under the age of 30 (Gen Y and the youngest Gen Xers) be so clueless?

Regrettably the answer is yes. According to a recent Pew Research Center study, 74 percent of 18 to 29 year-olds did not know that Condolezza Rice was the U.S. Secretary of State. Six times more of these young adults were more likely to identify the latest winner of American Idol than the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Another 60 percent did not know the Civil War took place in the second half of the 19th century.

This is a generation who grew up reading blogs instead of books. They read updates about friends on MySpace instead of reading current events in newspapers. They know more about World of Warcraft than they do about World War II.

The result is that just one-third of high school seniors graduated with the ability to read proficiently. Just one-fourth could write a basic paragraph.

The problem is that many young adults are using technology to communicate rather than to learn. In effect by using shorthand texting, they are reinforcing their own illiteracy every time they send and receive a text message. (more…)

  Posted By tyna     Aug 1, 2008       8 comments  

Blogging is an online activity millions of people all over the world do for both fun and profit. And frankly, if you are just interested in keeping a “web log” of personal events, thoughts and pictures for your friends and family to enjoy, this article is not for you. But if you want to turn your blogging into money in your pocket, read on.

Profit blogging is an entirely different activity than blogging for fun. The purpose of your blog changes from something you do when the mood strikes you on whatever topic tickles your fancy, to a targeted and systematic activity with a specific purpose. And the purpose is to create a high-quality, high-traffic, high-profit blog that makes you money.

Here are 5 easy steps you need to go through to create a profitable blog… (more…)

  Posted By tyna     Jul 24, 2008       6 comments