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• A tourist nightmare – Part 2

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on November 21, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I felt a mild tugging sensation in my chest. With the tugging came what seemed like a burning sensation similar to heart burn.  Since I didn’t have any medication for such, I told myself it would pass. Unfortunately for me, this burning sensation… Read More ›

• Could this be another cheesy fundraising appeal?

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on November 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  So here is the music that has people talking this week. Why, you may ask? Well, because Bob Gledof got together some top artists and boy band to do a remix of the Band Aid single titled, ‘Do they know… Read More ›

• A tourist’s nightmare – Part 1

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on November 14, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  For a long time now, I had planned to visit Italy…Rome to be specific because of an item on my bucket list which could only be ticked off in Rome inside the Colosseum. Yes! One of my lifelong dreams is to visit… Read More ›

• The one who got away…

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on November 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  So it’s a friend’s wedding this weekend… actually more like he used to be a love interest. From the first phone call we had, I knew it was going to be an interesting ride. Barely 24 hours later, we met… Read More ›

• Joan Rivers: 5 Lessons gleaned from her

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on September 18, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  On the 4th of September 2014, the world learnt that popular comedienne, actress, writer, producer and TV host, Joan Rivers, had passed on at the age of 81. Since I have this habit of reading up things I can find on a… Read More ›

• What would you do if you were not afraid?

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on March 15, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I am half way into Sheryl Sandberg’s book titled, ‘Lean In’ and I must say its been a good book so far. I think she deserves to be commended for the research she has put into each chapter and I particularly love the… Read More ›

• Lupita Nyong’o: The Actress and her Inspiring Speeches

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on March 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  With 32 award nominations and 24 wins, I think its safe to say that the actress, film and music video director of dual Kenyan and Mexican citizenship, Lupita Nyong’o, has won not only the hearts of Hollywood but also millions of people across the… Read More ›

• Blind dating for working girls

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on February 13, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I stumbled on this piece recently and I thought I’ll share it to commemorate this year’s valentines day. So it was written some … years ago (wink…you think I was going to blurt out the year did you?) and it’s… Read More ›

• Guest Chatty Mind: Follow ‘His’ signs

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on February 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This is a guest post by a dear friend of mind Ty Fajj…enjoy! I had an interesting experience yesterday and as I thought about it, I related it to my walk with God and came up with some conclusions of… Read More ›

• Reflections and lessons learnt

  By Lola Gani-Yusuf on January 6, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Each new year brings with it new hopes, new dreams and new resolutions. Personally, I am not into new year resolutions’ since I’m terrible at keeping them. Hence, I choose to reflect on the previous year, looking at what I did well and what I wasn’t… Read More ›