Coffee with Ameena #17

If we were having coffee, I'd sip on my cup of black coffee while looking at you with judging eyes for adding milk and sugar to your coffee, because, I mean, If the coffee isn't black is that coffee? I'd start the conversation by asking you this question: If a reputable university offers you 1…

Coffee with Ameena #14

If we were having coffee, I'd tell you I spend way too much time on Pinterest reading grey's anatomy quotes, even though I do not watch the series. It's so bad that I already have a favorite, simply from reading the series quotes. Her name's Amelia. If we were having coffee, I'd see your raised…

Travelling tips by a former avid Traveller

1. Always carry a sweater: Experience has taught me this, whether it feels like the sun is right above your head before you board the plane, still carry a sweater. Trust me, it will save you the torture of spending 160 dollars on an ugly oversized sweater-jacket because your 2 hours transit got extended to…

Not quite “10 year” challenge…

A few years ago, about 2 years actually, my mum's room caught on fire. I promise, this is not a sad story. My younger sister was the only one sleeping in the room. She woke up around 4 am, saw the fire (apparently it started from the Air conditioner) and went to my dad's room…

A boy, A gift, A scam…

I was in primary six and it was my tenth birthday. There was this one boy in our class, He was an Igbo boy and was much older than the rest of us. For the sake of anonymity, let's shorten his name to Chi. Chi and I weren't exactly friends, although we used to live…

That time my brain failed me…

"Do you know, I can't remember what you got me for my birthday". This was the statement which greeted me, one October evening. To rephrase it, my sister was telling me, the birthday gift I so thoughtfully put together for her, wrapped with love and money too, was all useless because she couldn't even remember…