Hello! I Am An Introvert

In life, often times, some actions or inaction are considered offensive by our friends or foes.

Especially, that awkward moment when your silence is translated to mean pride, arrogance or having ill-intention. Irrespective of how much effort you put into convincing people of your innate characteristic of 'keeping to self' at most, it is fundamental that you encounter, at first, stern disapproval of your explanation.

Africa is a continent with diverse cultural beliefs and practices. And having studied the Asian historic cultural development, I found some contrast in varying cultural practices.

A simple example, typical of an African child, will be to extend/ use the right hand when offering an elderly objects. While using the left hand will be offending or disrespectful it often attract some level of punishment. This is what we call 'Respect' in the Nigerian traditional settings. But in other parts of the world, the choice of which hand to use is optional and depends invariably on the available (free) hand.

Pardon Me Sir, They Are Not Illiterates

DVB's visit to Gidankwanu village 

"Pardon me sir, they are not illiterates. Yes they don't have access to good education and all other basic social amenities, regardless, they are very intelligent." I protested the driver's assertion of their illiteracy.

Their father said the location of the school is very far from their house so he decided they only stay home or go to farm. And for the past Six months they've been engaged in farming activities.

Married with Three wives with over Ten children and none of them could even speak pidgin English. With enlightenment not forthcoming on birth control, he's likely to produce more kids than crops.

Lucky Number Three

So far so good, I spent three weeks in China (a complex society), Three days in Lagos, the commercial hub of the nation Nigeria, Three days in Kebbi state (in ea village in North-western state), and have now spent Three days in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. 
Number Three they say, is a lucky number. Three in Chinese sounds similar to the character for "birth" and is considered a lucky number.

Remember, it was the Three wise men that visited Jesus when He was born. Moreover, Three crosses for His crucifixion, one for him and the other for the Two thieves. Don't forget, it's the Trinity in Christianity symbolizing Father, Son and Holyspirit.

Now, check this out: From the union of oneness, the duality (a reflection of Oneness) the Triad is established and then proceeds all of the other numbers. So, now you know how numbers came to being.

Cameramen In New Media Era

Have you noticed we are in the era of New media? New media, they say, refers to on-demand access to content anytime, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation. More like, information at your fingertips and on-the-go.

The emergence of New media has changed the current media landscape for journalists. Online journalism such as blogging has become an important tool on the World Wide Web.

Many traditional media houses are parking up because of their ignorance or negligence to embrace the New media approach. With the increasing market for PR reports, brown envelope journalists and government propaganda the situation gets even worse as readers distrust for this conventional media grows daily. So, it is either they embrace the "New media" approach or extinct, as many have.

China's Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Temple of Heaven

I finally made up my mind, after long deliberation, to visit somewhere different, somewhere...Spiritual.

After shopping for souvenir for friends and family, in the famous Chinese Pearl Market, I resolved to visiting somewhere, a stone-throw away, somewhere if located in Africa, I would be tagged a traditionalist, partisan to voodoo worship, a pagan, or even an occult for visiting such a place. But this Temple of Heaven isn't in Africa, having no diabolic affiliation to our 'supposed' enshrined demigods.

Apparently, the Temple of Heaven, literally known as the Altar of Heaven, built in 1420, is China's largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings and religious worship with a total area of 270 acres. *** "White man Juju is good Juju" they say, "but the black man Juju?" Hmmm...I comment my reserve. You can even imagine how the Altar occupies space.***

DVB's Visit To Bird's Nest Stadium, Beijing

So Dat Village Boy visited the innovative Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium, also popularly known as the Bird's Nest. This landmark architectural masterpiece hosted the 2008 Olympics.

Professor Chinua Achebe Is Dead

Chinua Achebe, one of the world’s most celebrated writers and author of the classic novel Things Fall Apart, is dead.

Achebe died in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He had been sick for some time. He was 82 years old.

Feeling very sad to hear about the loss :'(

Oh my heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body, 
Answer thus: The flower withers, but the seed remains.

You will always live in our hearts