tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post3137981697391348624..comments2024-01-07T10:11:38.963+00:00Comments on ANTI-RHYTHM: 3 Events That Have Shaped My LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-42898719195061134882011-04-15T13:07:09.373+00:002011-04-15T13:07:09.373+00:00Wow NaNA,That u really were Lucky not to have hit ...Wow NaNA,That u really were Lucky not to have hit the ground,and erm with the heart break..I don`t think U`ve recover yet coz from writing pads U moved to blogging.<br /> <br />Now mine....<br /><br />#1, I got the baddest ass whooping by a girl when i was 6,i thot coz we were in the same class and height wise i was taller,we were age mates or i was gonna be stronger"LIE"..this mean girl threw me around like a ping pong ball without trying..<br /><br /><br />#2,i got accepted in A football Academy when i was 13 after a months trial.<br /><br />#3,..DiDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756084781884360517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-17506318254186206082011-04-14T16:57:27.391+00:002011-04-14T16:57:27.391+00:00@ EKB - I'm sorry about the hospital experienc...@ EKB - I'm sorry about the hospital experience of your brother and you. But since it has made you stronger, I guess we should be thankful for it as well, and also for the fact that it ended well. I presume this hospital was in Europe? ;-)The Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618359074984443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-39725178855596852332011-04-14T16:54:42.176+00:002011-04-14T16:54:42.176+00:00@ Nana Fredua-Agyeman - Your near accident must ha...@ Nana Fredua-Agyeman - Your near accident must have been horrible on the nerves. I had a near accident too. It's not to reduce the gravity of yours, but I was walking along an open field and something whizzed past my head. I walking in the midst of discuss throwers and I hadn't even seen them. Big boys those! One came to hold my head to make sure it was there, because it should have hit me!The Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618359074984443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-14324721217064135172011-04-14T16:52:03.289+00:002011-04-14T16:52:03.289+00:00@ Anon #2 - Thanks for your comment. To answer you...@ Anon #2 - Thanks for your comment. To answer your question, I am not exactly writing poetry now. I am trying to practise my prose-writing. Plus poetry is a very demanding and involving emotional exercise for me, and I do not want to experience those deep emotions on a regular basis these days. But I think of poetry and even try a few lines from time to time. I'll post an experimental piece I am working on on my "Poetry Project" page for you. :-)The Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618359074984443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-72691725489673991382011-04-14T16:49:39.499+00:002011-04-14T16:49:39.499+00:00@ Tetekai - yes, you must have been precocious. I ...@ Tetekai - yes, you must have been precocious. I see telltale signs. Thanks for your comment.The Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618359074984443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-60652688955693019092011-04-14T16:48:30.139+00:002011-04-14T16:48:30.139+00:00@ Anon #1 - Your experience number 2 (being lost i...@ Anon #1 - Your experience number 2 (being lost in the UK must have been harrowing, but you said it with a little bit of lightheartedness. Thanks for sharing.The Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618359074984443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-86848205437076473552011-04-14T16:46:31.488+00:002011-04-14T16:46:31.488+00:00@ Yeh - this was in 1994. I did not see her again....@ Yeh - this was in 1994. I did not see her again. She wrote to me once, but that was it. She also lived partly in France and I presumed she would have gone there when Cote d'Ivoire became politically unstable over 10 years ago.<br /><br />Hopefully, she has stumbled upon my blog out of the millions out there. ;-). Your comment is appreciated and no offence was taken.The Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618359074984443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-50736873563496694742011-04-14T10:14:55.107+00:002011-04-14T10:14:55.107+00:00Nana Yaw! Wow...good to be back here (been a while...Nana Yaw! Wow...good to be back here (been a while!) Thanks for sharing. I guess in your first case, God definitely had PLANs for you, cos that accident and the way you were "saved" is too fortuitous NOT to be a coincidence of an unearthly kind!!;-) <br /><br />My three events?:<br /><br />1. 1990: my one and only elder brother (3.5yrs older than me) fell into a coma for 14 months (March 1990) around the same time I had been hospitalised for a stomach problem (Feb 1990). Couple of months later, Mum was hospitalised for a very serious problem around Christmas 1990. In order to deal with the loss of my brother in May 1991, I read Norman Vincent Peale's "Power of Positive Thinking". Became a far better person, more assertive. Counselling to deal with bereavement also helped<br /><br />2. 1994: Attended The Hague International Model United Nations. Goofed, made friends, and found out that I could be good at public speaking. Since then, vowed to one day--by hook or by crook--work for the United Nations at best, at worst, become an international civil servant<br /><br />3. 2003: passed my masters programme test with flying colours at a time when workplace was in turmoil(was single-handedly dealing with raising funds for the NGO I worked for; studying; and trying to recruit volunteers to help). I realised then that I wasn't as daft as I imagined; plus that I could be a powerful multi-tasker!!E K Bensah Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-75277262301046677532011-04-14T09:07:47.795+00:002011-04-14T09:07:47.795+00:00I am trying to think of the three things that shap...I am trying to think of the three things that shaped my life but ... hmmmm let me see...<br /><br />1) My mother left me for school when I was three months old. By age three I couldn't relate to any sib<br /><br /><br />2) After my first degree (2003), I was nearly ran over by a truck loaded with sawn-timber, because the truck driver was also being chased by a police car. I never rode bicycle again.<br /><br />3)...ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-20476020581130071282011-04-13T22:46:23.780+00:002011-04-13T22:46:23.780+00:00I must say I'm glad that she did because that ...I must say I'm glad that she did because that experience brought out the poet in you. I've read a couple of your poems on your blog page and I like them. Have you written any new poems laterly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-31434164125068501342011-04-13T22:27:20.874+00:002011-04-13T22:27:20.874+00:00Yes, i agree with yeh. Thank you Chantal for the o...Yes, i agree with yeh. Thank you Chantal for the one good thing she did in breaking your heart; she also broke out the writer in you.<br /><br />3 things huh?<br /><br />1. When i was 5 yrs old, i spoke Fante for the first time. "Auntie Lizy, me nan kro ye me y'awo". Up until then, i don't remember which language i was speakin; Yoruba or Igbo? :)<br /><br />2. I was an adult before i was a kid. I realised this when i was 6yrs old, my dad spanked me for telling an adult not to go near my cousin's new baby because he smelt foul; full of cigarette smoke. My mouth and I, hmmm, so so trouble sooo. I have learnt to temper it a bit, maybe. I am blatant with the truth; swinging it like an axe<br /><br />3. I think too logically to allow myself to get my heart broken. Hurt, yes. I would have thought out all possible scenarios and debated how to behave on most outcomes and probabilities.<br /><br />I gave 3? yeaaaAba T. Tettehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783120252251742703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-41513345254308242102011-04-13T22:09:14.479+00:002011-04-13T22:09:14.479+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aba T. Tettehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783120252251742703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-91897570751702123982011-04-13T21:45:47.246+00:002011-04-13T21:45:47.246+00:001. I had a really bad case of typhoid fever and ve...1. I had a really bad case of typhoid fever and very nearly died at 8 years. I have memories of a near-death experience.<br /><br />2. I was lost for about 24hrs somewhere between England and Scotland after the bus I had boarded from Paris-Edinburgh left me stranded at a rest-stop (I was helped a group of travelling seniors and one of the men tried cajole a kiss out of me after he showed me to the nearest train station and bought me a ticket). I was 17.<br /><br />3. I realized that I could literally achieve all ANTYHING I wanted as long as my goals lined up with God's purpose (been trying to discover God's purpose for my life ever since). <br /><br />* 4. [Had to slip this in for completeness.] I saw the faces of young black prostitutes in the harsh glare of Barcelona's street lights (so many lessons & reality checks from this one but, I have written too much as it is...). I was 22, I think.<br /><br />Thanks for the opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-30192203571209676272011-04-13T21:32:12.131+00:002011-04-13T21:32:12.131+00:00ps. of course not making light of the issue of a b...ps. of course not making light of the issue of a broken heart...yehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564356874518161776.post-7667705532727235832011-04-13T21:30:44.810+00:002011-04-13T21:30:44.810+00:00Re: Your third point - do you per chance have “pre...Re: Your third point - do you per chance have “pretty Chantal’s”address? I think the followers of your blog will like to send her a “thank you” note!yehnoreply@blogger.com