It’s been well over a month since my last post. I know most of you have been worried sick 🙂 … or not even noticed I left the room -_- . Either way, I haven’t forgotten you, far from it in fact. If I remember correctly I even put up a post on some socialContinue reading “Where I’ve Been (Feb/Mar 2016)”
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SO WHAT’S SO NEW THIS NEW YEAR?
Welcome 2016! Happy New Year to all my friends, readers and… well if you’re not one of the above… then you. Happy New Year to you. Ok, fine, I’ll be the first to admit it’s a bit late for festive greetings and frankly I’m not too fussed about the new year. Apart from my workContinue reading “SO WHAT’S SO NEW THIS NEW YEAR?”
Tinsel & Turkey?
Before 2007, I had never seen snow, let alone a white Christmas. Snow, pine trees and Christmas dinner (i.e. English Christmas dinner) were all part of “TV” Christmas and were only imitated back home (with the exception of the food. Nothing has matched up to mom’s cooking to date). As much as I looked forwardContinue reading “Tinsel & Turkey?”
MY BLOG: WHY I NEED YOU TO KNOW MY STORY
It’s not very well known that I love talking about how I ended up in a wheelchair… a lot… no seriously, a whole lot. Of course it can make for some awkward conversation with me laughing at being in a near fatal accident, or trying to tell someone with a straight face, “I got offContinue reading “MY BLOG: WHY I NEED YOU TO KNOW MY STORY”
Modern Theatre: An Unexpected Rediscovery
*IMPORTANT UPDATE: SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE If you’re thinking “Could Ify be referring to actual theatre and not cinema?”, you would be right. If you’re also thinking “Ify might have just seen a play”, you would be right again. You’re on a roll today. Now before you ask: Yes, I did go to see aContinue reading “Modern Theatre: An Unexpected Rediscovery”
For A Friend
Life is short, Too short not to be lived, Too short not too be shared, A gift to be grateful for, Deserving of our utmost care. Life is precious, Not easily made, Very quickly lost, So to extra years we look to upgrade, But all in all at what cost. Life is our most preciousContinue reading “For A Friend”
Musings: Love Is An Enigma
Love is an enigma… or at least that’s how it seems to most people. It’s sad that something so beautiful, strong and so abundant in all of us can cause so much pain just because we don’t let it all out. We all have the power to create joy and happiness from nothing just byContinue reading “Musings: Love Is An Enigma”
Life In A Chair isn’t so easy. Let Me Explain
So it has now been 6 weeks since my last post. I would like to stress that I did not go missing, haven’t eloped with an exotic super model (that’s so last year), or won the lottery and moved to the Caribbean. I’ve actually just been… well… living “life in a chair”. Let me explain.Continue reading “Life In A Chair isn’t so easy. Let Me Explain”
You Are Awesome, Embrace It.
I am Ifeanyi Nwokoro and I am awesome. Why? I’ll tell you why. I am awesome because I am a young black man, born and bred in Lagos, Nigeria. I am a proud member of a loving family. I am the son of a great man and a wonderful woman. I am the brother, cousin,Continue reading “You Are Awesome, Embrace It.”
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Healthcare professionals are among some of the most undervalued and even unacknowledged heroes of our generation. Be it nurses, physiotherapists, radiographers or even social workers, we only go to them with problems, they do their best to help us and… we move along to get on with our lives, on many occasions not even rememberingContinue reading “Not All Heroes Wear Capes”