The Danger Lurking Within.

As we sat with the adults watching a movie, I wondered what this was all about.  I did not understand what the movie was all about nor did my friend. We sat silently, glued to the scenes parading in front of us on our black and white TV trying our best not to disturb anyone. The scene was interesting in a very strange way. It was also scary.

The following day, my 5-year-old friend came to me with a blunt knife asking me to replay the scene we both saw on TV. I did not know where she got the knife from, but, excitedly I collected the knife off her. I was about the age of six.

We had the mental image of the main character with a knife in his hand, running around chasing his victims. In our heads, we could only remember a scene. A gruesome scene. (more…)

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10 Things you do that make you fat without you knowing.

There are ways you are making yourself fat without even having a clue. You complain of adding extra pounds without knowing why. Well, have a look at the following to see what you are doing wrong.

Are you eating extra for exercise? 

Just because you ran a marathon or work out in the gym does not mean you need to go on food comma. Eating extra because you are exercising not only make you fat, renders the effort you put in worthless. The purpose of working out or engaging in any form of exercise is to keep fit, putting in double of the calories you burn right back would only make you fat. (more…)

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My Dance With Poverty.

As I opened the door for my mother that day, I knew something was wrong. With tears in her eyes, she walked silently towards her bed and  sat at the edge, sobbing uncontrollably. I sat on the floor watching helplessly not knowing what to do.  I was confused and so were my siblings. As we asked her what happened, she shook, breathing heavily in the surge to stop crying. I was about the age of 12.

It was a period we were experiencing what could be described as starvation. The food was never enough because my mother’s business was at a standstill. Everything she ventured in yielded no profit. We often went on with life with a meal daily. Times were hard. (more…)

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