Fabrice Muamba,a midfielder with English club Bolton collapsed on Saturday March 17th at the White Hart Lane Stadium while playing against Tottenham.The 23 year old player fell to the ground in the 41st minute of the match.
He was immediately given a mouth to mouth resuscitation by the paramedics and was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Heart Attack Centre at the London Chest Hospital where he is said to be critically ill at the moment.The game was abandoned and the players looked distraught as he was pulled on a stretcher and moved away.
I wish him speedy recovery as football fans all over the world pray for him.
Sunday 18 March 2012
A Mother's love
Who is a Mother?
Is she the one who brings us into this world? Or is she the one who cares for us, feeds us, looks after us and loves us like no other? Many would get baffled at the perplexity and the apparent simplicity of this question.
To me, a mother is not just the one who brings us into this world. A mother who gives birth, and then leaves the child on the road to die; will you call her a mother? In contrast, a woman who has not given birth to that child (on the road) but takes her home and treats the child as if he/she were her own, is she not a mother? And, in fact, a better mother than the mother who originally gave birth to that child?Hmmm.
As we celebrate Mothers' Day,we rejoice and acknowledge their contribution to the society and mankind as a whole. I celebrate the spirit of motherhood. The power God has placed in the hands of a woman is incredible; the power to reproduce, the power to give birth to life. Without which, mankind would cease to exist. Admit it, men. You are because of women. It is only a woman who can give birth, you only 'help'.As a mother i understand what we go through,the nights we breastfeed,the days of teething when the baby has a temperature that is higher than normal,when he/she begins to crawl and we have to remove everything with in their reach,when he/she says the fist words and we smile and clap,when he/she begins to walk and we are proud to say ''Lil Tam took her first steps today''.
When the baby starts school,when he/she reaches the puberty stage,when we hear the ''mummy is too strict'' words over and over again.Its a great task being a mum,is it the nights you pray for your child,the mornings you ask God to shield her/;him?The days when you do not eat but find food for your child or the day she gets married and you shed tears of joy.
Iya ni wura,Our Mothers are treasures that can never be replaced.To every mother out there,keep the flag flying,you rock the world.
Is she the one who brings us into this world? Or is she the one who cares for us, feeds us, looks after us and loves us like no other? Many would get baffled at the perplexity and the apparent simplicity of this question.
To me, a mother is not just the one who brings us into this world. A mother who gives birth, and then leaves the child on the road to die; will you call her a mother? In contrast, a woman who has not given birth to that child (on the road) but takes her home and treats the child as if he/she were her own, is she not a mother? And, in fact, a better mother than the mother who originally gave birth to that child?Hmmm.
As we celebrate Mothers' Day,we rejoice and acknowledge their contribution to the society and mankind as a whole. I celebrate the spirit of motherhood. The power God has placed in the hands of a woman is incredible; the power to reproduce, the power to give birth to life. Without which, mankind would cease to exist. Admit it, men. You are because of women. It is only a woman who can give birth, you only 'help'.As a mother i understand what we go through,the nights we breastfeed,the days of teething when the baby has a temperature that is higher than normal,when he/she begins to crawl and we have to remove everything with in their reach,when he/she says the fist words and we smile and clap,when he/she begins to walk and we are proud to say ''Lil Tam took her first steps today''.
When the baby starts school,when he/she reaches the puberty stage,when we hear the ''mummy is too strict'' words over and over again.Its a great task being a mum,is it the nights you pray for your child,the mornings you ask God to shield her/;him?The days when you do not eat but find food for your child or the day she gets married and you shed tears of joy.
Iya ni wura,Our Mothers are treasures that can never be replaced.To every mother out there,keep the flag flying,you rock the world.
Saturday 3 March 2012
I can't just stop remembering her...Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model.
In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all-time.Houston was also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. She released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know" influenced several African-American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts.[8] Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was named Rolling Stone's best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). The film's original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead single "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. With the album, Houston became the first act (solo or group, male or female) to sell more than a million copies of an album within a single week period under Nielsen SoundScan system.[9] The album makes her the top female act in the top 10 list of the best-selling albums of all time, at number four. Houston continued to star in movies and contribute to their soundtracks, including the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). The Preacher's Wife soundtrack became the best-selling gospel album in history.
On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead in her guest room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California, of causes not immediately known. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards and featured prominently in American and international media
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