Its amazing how single young people wish for the semi-perfect life. Realistically, we wish for more love from our families, the best friends, the semi-perfect girlfriend/boyfriend, a career, a good job, fun, fun, fun, as well as a lot of money. And for those of us that choose to be religious, we seek to experience God better.
Well, I'd say about 65% of my wishes have come to pass and I live it everyday.
I am a Computer Engineering graduate from a leading Federal University in South-West Nigeria. I am currently partaking in the National Youth service scheme. It has been 8-9months since I started serving and this period as exposed me to life on a different scale as well as different people too.
At the end of last year, i.e. 2010, I wrote a note on my Facebook page acknowledging and appreciating some of the most influential people of my year. The essence of doing that was of course, to appreciate those that their names were mentioned but it wasn't limited to that. I also wanted to charge those that were mentioned to be better friends by showing them that all their little deeds in private and public were noticed and appreciated. But an important thought actually skipped my mind. Time and location changes and also changes those around us. Phases of life do not always require the same inputs from previous phases. At least, in most cases.
I have spent a better part of this year in a different land from the lands I have ever known. (Note: better part doesn't mean better time). I work as an IT consultant in an Abuja based privately-owned IT consultancy/Project Management firm. The company has about seven(7) functional practices- IBM solutions, Microsoft solutions, Infrastructure, Software development group, amongst others. I am part of the software development group. Actually, I'm not sure of what my main duties are here though but I know I get involved with system analysis, database modelling, SQL table creation, writing stored procedures, applications user Interface designs e.t.c. I like it sometimes and other times, I don't.
Looking at myself from the my own perspective, I am interested in IT project management. Everything I do in the office though is in a way linked to that because I get an overview of IT itself which would be a great edge in IT management. I am currently studying for my Project management exam which I would sincerely say I haven't been totally dedicated to because of a lazy part of me and also maybe because I don't have the examination fee($555) and I don't find it interesting to bug my parents for the money. Before I forget and go too far, I didn't mention earlier that I have 2 brothers, my parents and a very beautiful girlfriend- She's going to be called to the Nigerian bar by December 2011. My older brother is a lawyer while my younger brother is currently studying to be a banker. Going back to my project management story, I have to write my exam before the end of the coming month. The pass-mark for the exam is 61%. Just before i started this blog, I just took to practice tests online and scored 75% and 66% in both. The are both above the pass-mark but they didn't make me happy because the one's I missed, I feel i shouldn't have missed. Well, that's me. I am under pressure from within to take and pass the exam because asides from the fact that it would boost my career confidence, it would also boost my CV as it would be my first professional certification.
I have met alot of people over my service year and a few names would be mentioned in my subsequent notes. I have a group of friends that I have kept since 2003.(That was when I resumed in the University). We are about 12(We call ourselves-Ward9ine). We are quite close and of course I am closer to some than others but generally, we could be said to be close. Everybody is going to be mentioned in my blog. I have a lot of other friends and many of which would also be mentioned in my blog.
I am a Christ-Lover and I love the life I live. Don't get me wrong. Like every other human being, I am not satisfied with where I am and what I have and I strive for more. But as i said earlier, Life is in phases and everything changes. I am happy about my current life and I think what makes me even happier is the picture of a brighter life ahead.
I don't know how often i'd write blogs but i'd try to be as consistent as I can. Until my next blog, I think i'd just keep looking at my future and take giant steps towards it daily.
Keep living.
