Gleektales

People called him mad-man but I was surprised when he moved close to me,  He said, “can I ask you a very important question?”  I nodded, in acceptance, and then,  he asked, “am I a mad man?” The obvious answer, from a sane person, will be, "no",  and that was what I said.  “Thank you!”, he replied; then he said,  “just because I don’t see things the way other people do, does that make me a mad man?” "No", I answered again. He bent down, wrote “W”,  and asked me what he wrote. At this point, I was already feeling ashamed,  getting involved in a lengthy conversation with him.  In a hurry to leave, I said “w”,  but I was amazed when he replied to my answer, “You only see 'W', because of the angle at which you are looking at it.  If you turn upside down, you'll see “M”; If u look from the right side, it is “3”, and looking at it from the left side, it is “E”. The fact that I don’t see things at the perspective that everyone is se

All salaried people must read this: After 4 years of selfless service, I realized that I had not been promoted, no salary increment, no commendation. So I decided to walk up to my HR Manager. The manager looked at me, smiled and asked me to sit down saying: "My friend you have not worked here for even a single day!" I was shocked to hear this, but the manager went on to explain. And here's the conversation that took place: Manager: How many days are there in a year? Me: 365 days and sometimes 366. Manager: Do you come to work on weekends? Me: No sir. Manager: How many days are there in a year that are weekends? Me: 52 Saturdays and 52 Sundays equals to 104 days. Manager: Thanks for that. If u remove 104 days from 366 days. how many days do you now have? Me: 262 days Manager: How many hours make up a day? Me: 24 Hours. Manager: How long do you work in a day? Me: 8am to 4pm (i.e. 8 hours a day.) Manager: So, what fraction of the day do you w

One day, a school teacher wro 9×1=7 9×2=18 9×3=27 9×4=36 9×5=45 9×6=54 9×7=63 9×8=72 9×9=81 9×10=90 When He was done, he looked back at the students and they were all laughing at him  because of the first equation which was wrong. Then the teacher said the following: I wrote the first equation wrong on purpose, because I wanted you to learn Something important. This was for you to know how the world out there will TREAT you! You can see that I wrote the RIGHT thing nine times, but none of you congratulated me for it. But you all laughed and criticized me because of one wrong thing I did. The lesson is: The world Will Never Appreciate the good you do a million times, but will Criticize the one wrong thing you do. So don't Get Discouraged! ALWAYS RISE ABOVE ALL   CRITICISM. Don't Look Up to man; look Up to God!

I need to write to you Because you are my most important reader. Some days, you won't be the best Some days, you won't feel good enough Some days, you will let all the negativity in and let it drown you Some days, you won't win the raging battle within Some days, you'll see yourself through the scrutinizing eyes of others and pick every part of you apart Every tiny detail that makes you You and you won't see what I see You won't see it because the vision of you is clouded by the tears in your eyes Draining away all the sorrow, in the moment. Because the cycle might never end But we can only get stronger at drawing ourselves out of the depths And in all of those days, I want you to know. You are enough. You are beautiful. You are more than meets the eye. You have a lot to offer. You are an asset not a liability. You are stronger than you know. And one day, someone will see rainbows in your flaws. And that someone is you. poem by: Agboanike Ni

“Stop Asking People ‘How Was Your Night?’, It Is Wrong English” A mild debate ensued online with the above discourse after someone posted it on social media. The original poster claims that ‘How Was Your Night?’ phrase is a qeustion in English. *Do you know that asking a person “How was your night?” is wrong?* Well, if you didn’t know it until today, get to know with the help of Edward E Onoriode who shared the update on his Facebook wall. I felt it very necessary to spread the word and help people know about it too. Here it is…. as posted by Edward E Onoriode. I attended a IED (Improvise Explosive Device) fusion cell meeting with some US and British EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) experts yesterday to discuss all the IED incidences that had happened within the week across Somalia. At the meeting hall, I saluted one of the British officers ‘Good morning sir’ and he responded back ‘good morning to you too’ My oversabi did not allow me to keep quiet so I went further with the N

At different points in time, I have had to be accommodated in someone's house for many reasons. When I worked in Lagos, my friend sheltered me for six months. I didn't pay rent. I have also stayed with some families for days and weeks maybe due to work or just visit. One key thing I always have in mind is that I am outside my house and someone has offered me shelter and sometimes food. I am eager to contribute. If I sleep till 10am in my house on Saturdays, I can't try it in an uncle's family house. If I wake up in the morning and just bath and leave in my house, I can't try it in another person's house. If I eat and keep the plate in the sink in my house, I rarely try it in another's house. Many times, I will be offered a VIP treatment: "No, don't worry, the kids will clean it", "oh, don't worry I will wash it". I definitely refuse such offer. When I am welcomed to a place, the only way I show I am welcomed is to be a part of