jOuRNaLs oF eXpeRienCe

By JeffeRy OkpaLeKe

The melancholic ideology called tradition
Is settled on my mind
I can't think for this period
(No I can't think straight)
(No I wont employ a quays advice)
tempted to make erratic decisions
And loose my mind
Allow my feelings only to be uncovered by my actions
Words are only a conversation
Actions are the exact words of a conversation
The matter has weighted
And occupies the occupation of life
Life is like a trailer
A short/long story
That just flashes the amazing parts of the clip
In brief
The hero should win in the end
U assume.
You look forward to the happy ending
No! Its all politics in this flick
Yes the good die young.
And hollywood keeps on with production
Its an alcoholics ending I say
Sad and gloomy.
Its an endless journey of suspense
God is your only direction.

sands of time
As the wind of the world
Carries dust away
Men will be born
Live
And pass away

Dear OwerRi*

Dear OwR,
i knOw its been long i said a word*
buh hope i still don't strike u a tuRd, & same goes for those who think i'm a sturb.

i dint rUn,
neither did i turn....im still me!!!
the stRike's been called off,
now see if the caT still has my tongue* (Lol)

just messing around,
buh the fact is i've missed y'all

the comments under posts are the icing on my cake,
i love em like a fat kid loves chocolate*

the controversies, a tOkEn
the winds that leave the fowl's buttocks open*

oh, how i miss the incessant blinking of the red notiF lite on my BB,
all from your comments....u chase boredom from me, by just reading through
(i'm sure the feeling is mutuaL)

so all i ask fOR is tHat chancE tO make yOU & mE happy again!!
no one would say they dint enjoy the riDe,
even @ points whr its your ox that's goreD#

for hiTs beLow the beLt,#
i'm sorry*
(that was meaniE me#)

there's twitter, there R bRoacAsts*
i'd get your attention somehow#

nO one knows it all,
let's join hands in redefining mE

#fuck dat shit, wussy tattLeR....uve said enuf already*
I'm in charge now & I'm the me u useD to knw

its pEace Out 4 n\Ow.

*O.t@tLeR*

#RIGHT2VOTE

Its time for us the youth to be a part of something great, as should be the norm.

I've got biG ideaS for this bLog of mine, and its an idea biG enough for us to share & benefit from.

Its election time

Its no news that many of our aspirants gunning for various positions, are tuRninG to the new media for campaigns. There's twitter, facebook (G.E.J) & different youth outreach sites to get our attention.

If your smaRt enough, you'd have already figured our where I'm going with this....I want our very own otattler.blogspot.com to be added to my prior list.

I'm hoping by now, most of us have dislodged the personal vendattas we had with this blog, & now have our eyes open to see that otattleR is biggeR than any person; its our (otowners) voice to the rest of the woRLd & I suggest we begin to use it cautiously, wiseLy.

We have a rigHt to vote, & come 2011 we plan to exercise those rights. We have a right to endorse whomever we deem feat & just to lead us into our best of tomorrows.

So pls no rash comments, we know you knw how to use swear words, under the guise of anonymity. I need your contributions on how to forge ahead, so I'm not labeled unJust as I've been previousLy taGgeD.

I haLf scaRed as to your reactions to tHis post,
But bRinG it on...we'the make it a foRum, doesn't matter wHat kinD.

*O.t@tLeR*

BBz & MatchBoxes

My town isn't backward after all, oTowneRs are moving at the same pace as the rest of the world. I'm talking about going along with the bLackBeRry craze that recently swept the country.

Don't go misusing the functions or getting it twisted, the BlackBerry is a business gadget in the sense that it keeps you abreast with the trends as they set & emails on the go, not a medium of gOsSip or a show of class. Having one doesn't make you better than the next, or classier, it onLy means you found it necessary to acquire one.

Its the latest good stuff to hit Nigeria after Opera mini & countless cheat codes; considering the fact that we've got to leave mediocrity and feel at ease paying for services being rendered, the BIS fee, although way too exorbitant at the moment, is a welcome development.

If you've recently realized that you seldom receive phone calls or seem left out of the loop, I'm only guessing its cos you haven't got yourself one. They say it makes friendship a whole lot easier, I think I endorse that school of thought a 100%.

This isn't my usual sinister self, so the MatchBox ish isn't a personal dagger aimed at anyone in particular. An efficient automobile is one that gets you from Point A to Point B, without the hassles of hopping from one keke to another and trekking the rest of the way, on routes you haven't exactly mastered or those not motor able.

My point to this, there's no need waiting to take the highWay to wealth with a 180km/hr speed limit. Just like it is said in the hoLy books, all is vanity and it is always better to learn that sooner than later. So if you're privileged to have a working car, feel free and ride in it with your heads held up high.

Slow & Steady wins the race, I know normally this turkey won't fly with me bUt winning the race is all about arriving the end alive and doing so with the least of regrets. I'm talking about *yAhOo* and its many other fraudulent counterparts, I hear many oTownERs have taken things to the extreme by engaging in despicable acts & taking extreme measures (yAhOo +). In the end, its all vanity, trying to impress, trying to oppress, feeling among, getting more ass than a skirt, they're all vanity. There's a time for everything, its only normal that we should learn to wait.

For my BB folks and those literate enough to access the internet, hit me up with emails, we could run this shit together. If you love my works you could do the same, everyone loves to feel appreciated.

Plus, #FF (follow) me on twitter @otattler. Shout out to my current #FFs to name but a few, @moby247 @chayomao @T_babaa @ceekayMe @icey312 @Mirab3ll3z3 @KokoletteTeddy @prittypreachuju @supar_cee @jayboogie_912 @m3xy_903

*o.t@tLeR*

birthing a nEw LeAf witH jUSt wOrDs*!

Turning a new leaf is a prerequisite for not being a withered one*!, so you see...its better L8 than never, when amending our ways is the motive.

'Outta the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks'
»» we are what we say!
'so says the HoLy bOok'

•Good words are imperative for a good life; Asides speaking good things about myself like I always do, I'd also begin speaking good about Otown & I urge y'all to do same, bAd words never produce a +ve effect!

*yOu leAd by exampLe, riGht?
I'm sorry for anY slanderous & image demeaning tattles on my pOst!
it was all done in goOd fate,
But now I understand that you cannot speaK into being any 'GoOD' with bad! & for that, is why I'm sOrRy...I'd adopt a more +ve approach! can't fathom what it would be yet, but I'd strive to*!

We've got bright minds in this tOwn!...we've got ppl with a taste for innovation, we only have to speak & work positivity into it.

*opportunities are endless#
#tHinK it; #spEak it; &#work it into being

StOp tHe rAntinGs about oBiaKu, beneath all that...there's still that common ground we all share! #she'sonLyHumAn

& abOut mY laSt poSt, it was all about speculations...I dint say for certain dAt any oF thosE mentioned really have anY of the things STated!....I was jUst speaking the things maiNLy on the lipS of otowners, coated in LOads of english (o kwa i ma, ashiri ka mma na bekeE...Lol)

I know mOst oF uS here havE our faults, buT I've never seen a mOre alive populace. Some anonymous peRsOn droPpeD a comment on my last post, inquiring as to why I was wasting my obvious literary talents on this toWn. Reason being that nothing I say caN change the actions of O'inhabitants, bUt I beg to diFfeR!

There's been a drastic change in the way ppl go about thEir biz these days, @ first its aLL about hiding from Otattler's prying eyes or trying so hard not to give me something to talk about...bUt in tHe LonG ruN, their's an iota of chaNge in our actions (4d beTter).

Ppl nw throw classier parties, for fear of being ridiculed by my literary bullets (Lol, tHis is mE makinG mockery of what I've been trying 2 do in tHis tOwn) but I hOpE for an owr whr ppl are productive & not jUst engulfed in the nothingness thAt has prEsenTLy befallen the town.

Let's make an exception and call this spade (o'tOwn & O'inHabitAnts) a golden tea spoon for a change & we just might dine with royalty, in eventuality »» I hAvE faith wE all wiLL, yOu have too??

*o.t@tLeR*

venereal & post-venereal!

OK
I'm back now! My great & unanticipated silence has left everyone flaunting a lil too much of the dirt they've got in them! Now I've got reason to tattle again!

More visits to Jonny Pharmacy and 'special' maternities around amakohia, you'd notice that this rain is acting as a dual catalyst! More babies are lost and more are about to be born all in the space of 8months +, to be very precise. Well u just got to the fuNny part of me.

Now let's do d counting!
Uzunma...(Clean and Green). Gonorrhea is really a bad disease to suffer from during this wet phase, where bacteria and fungi have better chances of survival. She hasn't gotten much of a problem, guys beware...go for a test with her if u doubt me, the Tattler!!

Sha...sha...Sharon..plus Shu..shuuu...Shukpo...this one na combo bombo! The kind of itches you'd get from these two vendors would leave u devastated for long enough a time of your sexual life....Beware! Don't have facts, but that's what the public's screaming, you know they have a way of being right...not definite though!

Ezichi Sapphire...go easy on them postinors oh! Personally, o wu ghi che re ka m bia!, I know they leave an after effect of a slippery womb later on in life (& by slippery I mean, unpredictable! 50_50 chance of being able to conceive). I'm guessing you'd still want to have those cute lil sapphires, right?! A word's enough, don't know if you're wise.

Chinenye 'Konti' Nduka!
Your level of sexual infidelity amazes me, going mildly about everything I've heard, you could be in for some serious shocker not too long from now. Even under all dis rain ( a curse & blessing likewise to most), you hang around these pot-bellied men who are known to be serious carriers of one thing or the other. They possess either the 9months I.T placement letters or some death sentence, duly signed by the medical judge...you are Forewarned oh! Don't say I didn't say it, next time I could get the wives on your trail by naming names

MaDox, I'll let the whole O'town know your status soonest...like I always say, it aint far-fetched knowing for certain your records! I'm sorry if you feel betrayed though, but I won't be so quick to judge, if I were you...might just be doing a good friend a favor. There's been a lot of rumour going around lately about your positively inclined status, and the louder their voices get...the more shallow discerning ppl will believe it.

*O.t@tler*

titLE??

owums,
you dint have to go all the way to ugwuta so i dont talk!

should have realised by naw dat i would,
hapi belated birthday anyways!

Nnamo really did rock your world,
you honestly didn't think i had the slightest idea?

anyways,
i'd watch you thread the same paths many have indulged in
...& i'd be here when its over and done with

Ifeanyi Ekeh,
wat are you doing holed up in lagos

you had everyone believe ur abroad,
don't you know these lies hav a way of springing up?

i'm asking alot of questions,
i've lost my zeal

its same old...same old,
i didn't get otowners to act right
...just got them to do the same bad things with the utmost discretion

aren't you all tired of talking about the Iheme's?
aint their fault they're accustomed to silver

or that every owr gal's a potential ashy,
depending on d definitive parameters!

dont go attacking me just yet,
make sure you understand wat exactly was said first

t-baba...joy ochije,
need not explain wat went down!
fura's mad already!

some anonymous dude suggested i show myself,
wont want anyone to make minced meat of me
....till i'm sure you all hav learnt to handly the ugly truths i dish out

*o.t@tler*