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I am a postgraduate student who tries to squeeze out time for writing despite the demands of academics.

The thought to write for the public occurred to me when it dawned on me that I usually write down my experiences and the lessons I learnt from them.

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Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss Eulogy: For my mother: 2 of 9
A mother is not just one who gives birth to a child; rather a mother is one who also cares for a child, protects, teaches, nurtures and help channel the child in the path destined by the maker. My mother played this role and many more. She was a mother, a confidant, sister and a great friend.She gave birth to me while she was... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Were Ananias and Sapphira struck down by God?: 3 of 11

Ananias and Sapphira were indeed struck down by God. In a community with total openness and transparency, they dared to introduce deceit.It is written that the community of believers then were of one heart and one mind (Acts 4:32-33, The Message). They shared everything as none of them claimed ownership of their possessions. ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: The Book of Esther: 2 of 6
Esther was one of the women in the bible whose attributes could challenge us to abide by God's principles. She was a woman who by God's design found herself the queen of Persia. It was not clearly stated that it was God's design but a statement by her cousin, Mordecai which will be stated later in the article could imply so.B... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture How to raise pigs as a meat source: 1 of 1
In order to augment her salary, my mother decided to own a piggery. She went to one of the local breeder who made her feel it was quite easy to raise pigs. As a first timer, you can start a piggery behind your house. Initially not much space is required. You can expand or change location if you want to do it on a large sca... More..
Health & Fitness > Prescription & Medication Side effects of isotretinoin: 1 of 1
Although drugs are employed for treatment and management of diseases, most of them can also generate unwanted effects. One of such drugs is Isotretinoin which is also known as accutane or amnesteem or sotret or claravis. These names are given to isotretinoin by the various pharmaceutical industries.Isotretinoin is a medicatio... More..
Relationships & Family > The Single Life The benefits of being single: 35 of 63
Years back, I was invited to a picnic; the co-ordinator asked us to introduce ourselves and state our marital status as well. A guy got up introduced himself by saying his name, where he was from and where he was working and added that he was SSS (single, still searching). When it got to my friend, Ida's turn, she introduced ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Career Path & Goals Would you sacrifice family for career?: 14 of 24
I am sure we may have heard such comments like:"He has done well for himself. He is now the managing director of the company but one of his sons is a drug addict while the other is presently in jail for murder.""She is a renowned human right activist buther home is in chaos" Career is like a rubber plate when dropped from a h... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Is living for today more important than worrying about tomorrow?: 11 of 18
Little children are careless in the care of their parents. They are not preoccupied with getting rather they respond to their parents' giving. Their attention is on their parents, trusting that their needs will be met by their parents even if they take ages. Whenever their parents do not meet their demands, they are still ama... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Life Why parents shouldn't fight in front of the kids: 3 of 4
Parents influence significantly how their children turn out in life. If a child is brought up in a quarrelsome home, the child may grow up becoming a quarrelsome adult. This is expected because the child spent the growing and forming phase of life with parents who have shown no better way to live. Parents are children's first... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Family Values Family values: Should older children earn their pocket money?: 27 of 32
A friend told me of her friend who finished school, got a job and left home to stay on her own. Stacy was suddenly under pressure because she could not understand money especially the spending and saving part of it.Stacy exclaimed, Toilet tissue is expensive!'If Stacy had earned pocket money while in school, she would not be ... More..