We all know this phrase, we have said it before and in fact, we will keep saying it.
I woke up with this on my mind and it has been on my mind every single minute. I know this message is not for everybody but if you don't need it, I will be more than happy to preach it to myself cos I need it and I believe God will surely make a way.
We all know about the story of the israelites who passed through the red sea. The red sea has no bridge but God made a way for them where there seem to be no way. I don't know what you're going through but the Lord who made a way through the red sea for the israelites will make your own way for you today in Jesus name. Its being a long time, you can't afford to give-up now.
A lot of people spend most of their time trying to survive, thereby forgetting to live. This is the plan of the enemy, they want us to be on the defensive but God wants us on the offensive. We have to stay aggressive with an aggressive spirit.
Even those who are not football lovers know that no team can presently be compared to Barcelona. Its not all about their players, Real Madrid have got better players. Its all in their tactics, they are always on the offensive, putting the pressure on the opposition, so they don't worry about being under pressure.
We have to get off the mentality that we need someone to steer us up all the time, nobody will believe in you if you don't believe in yourself. Don't worry about not having anybody, You plus God is all you're ever going to need in order to fulfil destiny. We always want to see how God works, we most times undermines Gods capabilities but remember, he made a path in the red sea, he saved Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego even when those who threw them into the fiery furnace got burnt, he's still in the business of making a way where there seems to be no way and I know that he is set to make a way for someone reading this post in Jesus name.
Giving-up is not an option, you have to tell yourself that "I won't give up". The devil uses things which we believe are useful to us to prosecute us. He will promise you the whole earth, if only you can compromise a little bit which is just what he needs to be lord over you.
Remember, Going to church doesn't make you a Christian as sitting in a garage doesn't make you a car'.
Consider how you live your life, is it defensive or offensive? The devil want us to be on the defensive trying to run away from him. He want to put the pressure on us but God wants us on the offensive, he want us to keep moving forward aggressively knowing that he is by our side.
One thing I have learnt is that if I always attack, I will never worry to be under the attack. You plus God is all you need, you don't have to worry when God is with you. Don't let the devil frighten you, God is in you and he will surely make that way into the glorious future he has in plan for you but you've got be aggressive.
May God answer your prayers and may he fulfil your heart desires in due season.
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Friday, 15 July 2011
If Twitter Is A School....
iWrite, iPostLink, PageViewsHigh but NoComments. So iPackMyPosts, iLeftBlogger, iJoinWordPress but *sighs* my domain name 'www.mafaba.com' *sobs*
Though the domain is still working for the old blog, you're now officially welcome to my new home, if you've got questions, kindly drop it here _____________ or better still, sit back ----> \_____, relax and drop it in the comment box below (Y) thanks.
While I was rambling through the pieces of my old blog and trying to figure out how I can move my domain name to the new blog without investing twice the amount I got it for, I realised that I have never received lectures nor directly pay for most things I know but I have 'googled' my interests and followed them all up with youtube videos. I tried googling this out but google kept bringing back my fears, then just like Boko Haram's bomb explosion sound *pra-ka-ka-ka-kaboom* I found myself on twitter asking this question "IF TWITTER IS A SCHOOL, WHO WILL THE TEACHERS BE?" :O
I got some interesting answers which in the course of this reading, you will also get to know but first, here's a disclaimer, I am neither responsible for my own view nor the view of others but the first 50 students to get 'Verified' status will be given 1million each (Terms and Conditions apply).
Though, not really surprising, I got the first tweet from @itsUchman007 stating that @Tweetoracle will be the Principal, he later added @Cyrus_ThaVirus to his list. The second was from @TEEONAIR who tweeted that the Literature Teacher will be @Nsenile, while the Radio News and production teacher will be @Mz411. @MsJazzyfied also tweeted that the History Teacher will be @toluogunlesi and Economics Teacher will be @exschoolnerd. @shaR_Rone replied stating that @drewbaba, @mofame_, @cyrusthavrus, @omolexy and @MafabaAlaso will all be teachers in Twitter school of PostFacebook Studies,
While @temitidayo introduced us to a new teacher @ordinabarbie, who will be the bedmatics/modern begging teacher but I think Ordinabarbie will be that unserious student who knows noting but never fails (if you know what I mean).
The so called 'celebrities', those with the 'VERIFIED' accounts, will occupy the 'SENATE', while tweeps like @GbagaunDetector will double as both the gateman and an Inspector from the Federal Ministry of Education, which will be headed by @Twitter herself. @tweetOracle will definitely be the head teacher in charge of Examinations while @Exschoolnerd and @OloriSupergal will be Marketing teachers. @vivisleek and @ChyyChy_ will be Biology teachers, @KevinWithanL will definitely be the English teacher in charge of Essay Writing, @Abdulrahym will be the government teacher, @optixbaba will be the geography teacher, @princeAKAD will be the psychology teacher while @SuperKunle will be the PhobiaMatics teacher, teaching Phobias and their meanings. @Chef_Fregz will be that canteen man at the centre of the school cos Food is highly important and you know what they say about food and school, 'IF YOU EAT, YOU WILL PASS but IF YOU DON'T EAT, YOU WILL FAIL' *sighs*. @MI_Abaga will be that wicked teacher who is always after Kelly Hansome and he will be proudly supported by @Iceprincezamani and @brym_o who are Non-teaching staffs, @stayhigh2087 will be the accurate Time Keeper and without forgetting those who work behind the scene when teachers and students are asleep, @Sugar_tongued, @b_liciousJ and @adepompom will be the night watch guards.
Now, talking about twitter being a school, do you think it will be a Public or Private school? Who will your teachers be and how will the school be structured? Though if we take a look at the way the current twitter users moved there, it won't be wrong to say Twitter is more like a School of PostFacebook Studies.
Why not share your view with other readers, drop a comment below.
Though the domain is still working for the old blog, you're now officially welcome to my new home, if you've got questions, kindly drop it here _____________ or better still, sit back ----> \_____, relax and drop it in the comment box below (Y) thanks.
While I was rambling through the pieces of my old blog and trying to figure out how I can move my domain name to the new blog without investing twice the amount I got it for, I realised that I have never received lectures nor directly pay for most things I know but I have 'googled' my interests and followed them all up with youtube videos. I tried googling this out but google kept bringing back my fears, then just like Boko Haram's bomb explosion sound *pra-ka-ka-ka-kaboom* I found myself on twitter asking this question "IF TWITTER IS A SCHOOL, WHO WILL THE TEACHERS BE?" :O
I got some interesting answers which in the course of this reading, you will also get to know but first, here's a disclaimer, I am neither responsible for my own view nor the view of others but the first 50 students to get 'Verified' status will be given 1million each (Terms and Conditions apply).
Though, not really surprising, I got the first tweet from @itsUchman007 stating that @Tweetoracle will be the Principal, he later added @Cyrus_ThaVirus to his list. The second was from @TEEONAIR who tweeted that the Literature Teacher will be @Nsenile, while the Radio News and production teacher will be @Mz411. @MsJazzyfied also tweeted that the History Teacher will be @toluogunlesi and Economics Teacher will be @exschoolnerd. @shaR_Rone replied stating that @drewbaba, @mofame_, @cyrusthavrus, @omolexy and @MafabaAlaso will all be teachers in Twitter school of PostFacebook Studies,
While @temitidayo introduced us to a new teacher @ordinabarbie, who will be the bedmatics/modern begging teacher but I think Ordinabarbie will be that unserious student who knows noting but never fails (if you know what I mean).
The so called 'celebrities', those with the 'VERIFIED' accounts, will occupy the 'SENATE', while tweeps like @GbagaunDetector will double as both the gateman and an Inspector from the Federal Ministry of Education, which will be headed by @Twitter herself. @tweetOracle will definitely be the head teacher in charge of Examinations while @Exschoolnerd and @OloriSupergal will be Marketing teachers. @vivisleek and @ChyyChy_ will be Biology teachers, @KevinWithanL will definitely be the English teacher in charge of Essay Writing, @Abdulrahym will be the government teacher, @optixbaba will be the geography teacher, @princeAKAD will be the psychology teacher while @SuperKunle will be the PhobiaMatics teacher, teaching Phobias and their meanings. @Chef_Fregz will be that canteen man at the centre of the school cos Food is highly important and you know what they say about food and school, 'IF YOU EAT, YOU WILL PASS but IF YOU DON'T EAT, YOU WILL FAIL' *sighs*. @MI_Abaga will be that wicked teacher who is always after Kelly Hansome and he will be proudly supported by @Iceprincezamani and @brym_o who are Non-teaching staffs, @stayhigh2087 will be the accurate Time Keeper and without forgetting those who work behind the scene when teachers and students are asleep, @Sugar_tongued, @b_liciousJ and @adepompom will be the night watch guards.
Now, talking about twitter being a school, do you think it will be a Public or Private school? Who will your teachers be and how will the school be structured? Though if we take a look at the way the current twitter users moved there, it won't be wrong to say Twitter is more like a School of PostFacebook Studies.
Why not share your view with other readers, drop a comment below.
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Gone Too Soon: A Dedication to A Brother
'RIP Taiwo Akinmusuti' was all I saw on my BlackBerry messenger status updates but one common trend I noticed was that those using this as their bbm status happen to be products of Covenant University. I was interested in knowing who this Taiwo was and with no picture to work with, I dashed down to Facebook, I searched for the name but couldn't get a picture as he seem to have protected all his pictures. I felt he wasn't someone I know since he's not a friend of mine on facebook.
Two days later, I met a friend who told me about the death of one Taiwo and later sent me his picture. I couldn't believe my eyes, my mind went far, I tried calling his name if he would hear me, my mind flashed back to how I used to see and chat with him on Sundays, how we used to play and tease each other back then in school, how he used to tell me never to give-up nor relent in my effort in whatever I do, I can still hear him say 'Pray like you don't work towards achieving your dream and work towards it like you don't pray', I remember how he used to smile and say 'Tola Mafaiba, Tola MafaMalaria' (Tola Don't cause fever, Tola don't cause Malaria), how he used to tell me about his dreams *sighs*, I looked at my phone and wished he could call to tell me he's fine and alive. I couldn't control it, they came rolling down, I tried not to cry but I couldn't just stop the tears, a great friend is gone, a brother has left me in this wicked world. I just wish he can tap me from behind and tell me that I've been Punk'd.
There's no adjective nor qualification that will be enough to tell you how great a brother and a friend Taiwo was, He was just so amazing. Though no one is perfect, I won't be wrong to say Taiwo lived a close to perfect life that is worthy of emulation. Taiwo told me not to procrastinate, he once told me that whatever I find myself doing, I should do it with joy cos its just for awhile and may not last as long as I wish.
In Taiwo, I've learnt how to be relentless, how to go all out for whatever it is I desire, how to ignore the irrelevances that present themselves as being relevant, how not to spend time on the floor regretting past actions but how to get up, dust myself, evaluate past actions and build on them for a better outcome next time. Taiwo taught me how not to be afraid of loving someone who has little or no love for me. Taiwo was more than a 'friend' to me, he was a sibling God never gave me.
I just don't get why the good die young and I can't seem to put a reason to it but who am I to question God who knows all things.
I've read so many dedications, I've heard people talk about how they wish they had expressed their love for a loved one before his/her demise. Its so hard doing this but I pray God grants you the grace to read this post, though it might have showed through my actions, I really wish I had looked you in the eyes when I had the chance to and tell you how much of a brother you are to me, I wish I had told you how much regard I have for you. Even though you told me never to regret my actions which I don't, I just wish I had done more but one thing I desire for you now is to rest in the bosom of the Lord and I pray God gives your Parents, Kenny, family, friends, associates and all those that were around you the fortitude to bear the loss.
REST IN PEACE my brother, Taiwo Akinmusuti. You will forever live in our heart. We love you but God loves you more. Do sleep well in the bosom of the Lord, till we meet to part no more. Orun re o!
*A minute Silence*
May his soul Rest In Perfect Peace, Amen!
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
THE TWIT IN ME: The Dilemma of A Twit-Addict
My twit-life seems to be the most interesting and funniest part of my life, where aside making friends, ranting and getting to voice my opinion, I get to do what I love doing best.
I never knew I could be more addicted to anything more than games, I thought the FB addiction was the height until I realised that FB sucks more personal information from me than I wish to provide and makes these information available to all those around me, impersonators, my 'beefing' brothers, all those who care to know and most especially, their 3rd party, then I remembered twitter.
Before I could tweet 'Jack Robinson', I was already an addict and people (both on twitter and outside twitter) started questioning my ability to live outside twitter and they were curious to know if I ever close my eyes for once or stay off twitter for a minute.
The challenge to stay of twitter was brought up by a friend (Osi), I was to stay off twitter for a day. Thou I stayed off tweeting for 24hrs, I couldn't stay off twitter as I kept checking my TL and the time of my last tweet, I became pregnant for words I couldn't tell anyone cos it makes much sense only on twitter so I had to jot them down cos #MoneyCannotWaste.
Recently, I had to stay off twitter but my staying off was actually facilitated not by my will but by the almighty 'Naija Network' which can go for days without BIS connection, and like they say, 'if you've never seen another man's farm, you will think your father's farm is the biggest', I remember how I used to complain about 3mobile's connection which when compared to Naija's network, it will be faster than MTN, GLO, Airtel and Etisalat combined.
Even though staying off twitter gave me my life back, it also gave me the chance to talk and spend free time with the real me, I had the opportunity to feel my face and I got the needed reassurance that am still a boy, then I realised that the life I live on twitter is another me, the real me of the days in the past but do I enjoy my time off twitter?
Staying off twitter was like missing life's best events, such as an artist missing his first Grammy Award appearance, a tourist missing his flight or train to Paris, a 4 year old missing Cartoon Network's own Ben10 and like a Naija Blackberry user forgetting to charge his phone while the generator was on.
I seem not to like the real me without the 'twit-me', cos I have come to understand that we live in the e-Age, where everything we do are not redefined but e-Defined and our e-Friends are the proof we need.
During the time I was away, I kept thinking what my twit-daughters were tweeting, who my twit-gfs were flirting with, if @exschoolnerd has finally met Drake tweet-to-tweet, what article @MsJazzyfied would have written, what @KevinWithanL would have blog'd, what TT tweeps will be goin hard on, who @Sir_Scribbles is dissing, who and who are having twit-fight, what @gigachic has seen that looks like something else, how many tweeps @superkunle would have tweeted #nowffing at, if @kemmysterious would be happy am no longer clogging her TL, and what a host of others will be doing and most especially, who has taken over the duty of clogging TLs and Twit-Jail Presido from me.
After a week, I logged back on twitter only to be served with the best welcome back gift of all time, I got the gift when I checked my twitter profile and realised that am one hundred and six (106) followers short, I mean 106 people had unfollowed me :(
Now how do you expect me to end my No-Tweeting experience with happy ending? :(
Maybe I should just leave or should I stay? If I stay, I may not get those 106 lost sheep back but I will get new ones and my network will continue to expand but if I leave *sighs* my network may come crashing X_X.
I never knew I could be more addicted to anything more than games, I thought the FB addiction was the height until I realised that FB sucks more personal information from me than I wish to provide and makes these information available to all those around me, impersonators, my 'beefing' brothers, all those who care to know and most especially, their 3rd party, then I remembered twitter.
Before I could tweet 'Jack Robinson', I was already an addict and people (both on twitter and outside twitter) started questioning my ability to live outside twitter and they were curious to know if I ever close my eyes for once or stay off twitter for a minute.
The challenge to stay of twitter was brought up by a friend (Osi), I was to stay off twitter for a day. Thou I stayed off tweeting for 24hrs, I couldn't stay off twitter as I kept checking my TL and the time of my last tweet, I became pregnant for words I couldn't tell anyone cos it makes much sense only on twitter so I had to jot them down cos #MoneyCannotWaste.
Recently, I had to stay off twitter but my staying off was actually facilitated not by my will but by the almighty 'Naija Network' which can go for days without BIS connection, and like they say, 'if you've never seen another man's farm, you will think your father's farm is the biggest', I remember how I used to complain about 3mobile's connection which when compared to Naija's network, it will be faster than MTN, GLO, Airtel and Etisalat combined.
Even though staying off twitter gave me my life back, it also gave me the chance to talk and spend free time with the real me, I had the opportunity to feel my face and I got the needed reassurance that am still a boy, then I realised that the life I live on twitter is another me, the real me of the days in the past but do I enjoy my time off twitter?
Staying off twitter was like missing life's best events, such as an artist missing his first Grammy Award appearance, a tourist missing his flight or train to Paris, a 4 year old missing Cartoon Network's own Ben10 and like a Naija Blackberry user forgetting to charge his phone while the generator was on.
I seem not to like the real me without the 'twit-me', cos I have come to understand that we live in the e-Age, where everything we do are not redefined but e-Defined and our e-Friends are the proof we need.
During the time I was away, I kept thinking what my twit-daughters were tweeting, who my twit-gfs were flirting with, if @exschoolnerd has finally met Drake tweet-to-tweet, what article @MsJazzyfied would have written, what @KevinWithanL would have blog'd, what TT tweeps will be goin hard on, who @Sir_Scribbles is dissing, who and who are having twit-fight, what @gigachic has seen that looks like something else, how many tweeps @superkunle would have tweeted #nowffing at, if @kemmysterious would be happy am no longer clogging her TL, and what a host of others will be doing and most especially, who has taken over the duty of clogging TLs and Twit-Jail Presido from me.
After a week, I logged back on twitter only to be served with the best welcome back gift of all time, I got the gift when I checked my twitter profile and realised that am one hundred and six (106) followers short, I mean 106 people had unfollowed me :(
Now how do you expect me to end my No-Tweeting experience with happy ending? :(
Maybe I should just leave or should I stay? If I stay, I may not get those 106 lost sheep back but I will get new ones and my network will continue to expand but if I leave *sighs* my network may come crashing X_X.
Friday, 3 June 2011
Ednut, Music and Me!
The first time I meet Ednut was on youtube through one of his comedy acts, then we became FB friends, moved on to twitter, I was privileged to be one of the very first listeners of his first single titled 'My Kindda Song', which has and is still receiving air play all over the country. Now he is set to release his 2nd song titled 'Catching Cold' in 2days time but before he does, lets talk about 'My Kindda Song'.
When Ednut released 'My kindda Song' sometimes last year, it drew mixed feelings/ reactions from fans & foes and most especially those on twitter. While some believe it is not worthy to be called a song, others believe it is the song for the moment.
The song which is more of an entertainment act approves Ednut's claim of being an entertainer with the unique blend and mimic of Wande Coal and D'Banj's voice/ style/ song but the video which I taught would be the killer, actually turned out to be the 'killer'. It portrays noting about the song but a show of.....*sighs* should I call it effizy or what? At least, we should see a DJ at one point and Ednut probably 'waiting for the DJ to play his kind of song all night' but all we could see was Ednut swimming and miming. Good Camera, Nice Concept, Good production but all to a wrong song.
So many people had their say on this and based on my sampling, those who liked the song after seeing the video were more than those who liked the song before seeing the video but as an entertainer, I taught it will be nice if we could get something more entertaining than just watching a guy flex his muscles in a pool surrounded by gurls.
Though I will give kudos to Tunde Ednut and SamKlef for a successful production, the video director needs to be more creative and be able to draw a line between an entertainment act and a 'song'.
I really don't know what to expect from 'Catching Cold' but I just hope it will be much more better than 'My Kindda Song', fingers crossed!
So many people had their say on this and based on my sampling, those who liked the song after seeing the video were more than those who liked the song before seeing the video but as an entertainer, I taught it will be nice if we could get something more entertaining than just watching a guy flex his muscles in a pool surrounded by gurls.
Though I will give kudos to Tunde Ednut and SamKlef for a successful production, the video director needs to be more creative and be able to draw a line between an entertainment act and a 'song'.
I really don't know what to expect from 'Catching Cold' but I just hope it will be much more better than 'My Kindda Song', fingers crossed!
Till then *signing out*
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Its May 21st, this is LAGOS - RAPture: The EP
LAG wrote his first song in 1999 after which he recorded some songs for his first demo tape. He has recorded so many songs since then even before 2009 when he recorded his first official song titled Street Grammar.
In November 2010, LAGOS
The follow-up to LAGOS Wuz Ere is RAPture: The EP. It is the second free project from LAGOS
RAPture to the unsigned emcee means the end of unrecognised greatness and not the experience anticipated by some Christians, of meeting Christ midway in the air upon his return to earth.
RAPture features a true-to-life song titled "What I need"; two hardcore songs "Too many rappers" and "In the Streets"; a dance track titled "Shake" and an old song he recorded years back titled "Miss Nigeria
All the songs written and composed by Sina "LAGOS " AkinSola and produced, mixed and mastered by Coldflames for Flaming Media, Magodo, Lagos
To download the songs on the RAPture mix-tape, just click on the title of each song
2. What I need
3. Miss Nigeria
4. Shake
Enjoy!!!
Friday, 20 May 2011
May 21st; My View!
May 21st as 'rumoured' by Family Radio is said to be the day of the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ which signifies the rapture while October 21st is said to be the day that the world will come to an end. They claimed to have derived this date from the 'Biblical Calender' and they backed up their claims with verses from the bible.
In their book title 'We are almost there', they claimed that both the judgement day and the end of the world's date were revealed by the bible and according to them, Gods words were sealed and kept away from the eyes of men not until now. They backed these up by quoting Daniel 12:4 'But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased' and also Daniel 12:9 'And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end' and since it is now the time of the end, they believed that God has open up his words and he has revealed some informations to the righteous, through the biblical calender. They said 'The Lord has opened up His people’s understanding to the “Biblical calendar” found on the pages of the Bible. They also claimed that the Bible’s calendar of history is completely accurate and trustworthy'.
It is so amazing how these people have used mathematics to solve the bible and how they derived the dates of rapture and also end of the world. (For further details of the figures and calculations used to derive these dates, please follow these link http://www.mafaba.com/2011/05/may-21st-figures-and-calculations.html).
MY VIEW
As they always say, 'Once beaten, twice shy'. Bearing in mind what our teachers told us when we were kids, that 'we are the leaders of tomorrow' and since we know that its either they lied to us or tomorrow is yet to come. The question now is, Should we believe the words/ teachings coming from family radio? or are we just being like those who never believed the words of Noah and instead mocked him until the rain started and consequently wiped them off?
One thing I believe is that 'it is better to live like there is a God and later find out that there is no God than to live like there is no God and later find out that there is a God.
See you all on May 22nd; The Morning After!
In their book title 'We are almost there', they claimed that both the judgement day and the end of the world's date were revealed by the bible and according to them, Gods words were sealed and kept away from the eyes of men not until now. They backed these up by quoting Daniel 12:4 'But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased' and also Daniel 12:9 'And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end' and since it is now the time of the end, they believed that God has open up his words and he has revealed some informations to the righteous, through the biblical calender. They said 'The Lord has opened up His people’s understanding to the “Biblical calendar” found on the pages of the Bible. They also claimed that the Bible’s calendar of history is completely accurate and trustworthy'.
It is so amazing how these people have used mathematics to solve the bible and how they derived the dates of rapture and also end of the world. (For further details of the figures and calculations used to derive these dates, please follow these link http://www.mafaba.com/2011/05/may-21st-figures-and-calculations.html).
MY VIEW
As they always say, 'Once beaten, twice shy'. Bearing in mind what our teachers told us when we were kids, that 'we are the leaders of tomorrow' and since we know that its either they lied to us or tomorrow is yet to come. The question now is, Should we believe the words/ teachings coming from family radio? or are we just being like those who never believed the words of Noah and instead mocked him until the rain started and consequently wiped them off?
One thing I believe is that 'it is better to live like there is a God and later find out that there is no God than to live like there is no God and later find out that there is a God.
See you all on May 22nd; The Morning After!
Thursday, 21 April 2011
'Leaders of Tomorrow'
In my mind, my reply was 'which kain leader? My own generation is yet to take the mantle of leadership and here we are, you are talking about yours'.
But seriously, I think the generations before mine have failed us in Nigeria, we have moved from the colonial era to the civilian era, down to the military era and back to the civilian era, yet things aint getting any better. We still have same set of people that ruled while my parents where in their youthful days contesting elections, why?
I think the words of our teachers back then somehow found its way into our heart and 'we' maybe consciously or unconsciously have decided to wait for 'Tomorrow'. We somehow believed that once 'Tomorrow' is here, the mantle of leadership will be passed down to us, so we decided to remain silent and patiently wait for tomorrow (our time).
Someone once said, "Our teachers told us that 'We are the leaders of tomorrow'. Its either our teachers lied to us or tomorrow is yet to come"
Words are very strong, especially the ones planted in a kid while growing up. These words 'You are the Leaders of tomorrow' made me join the school of thought that believed that once tomorrow is here, the leadership baton will be handed over to us (my generation) but as I grew older, I have learnt that things will never be available today, you have to wait for tomorrow and this made me realised that tomorrow does not exist, today is the only chance you've got.
In all, I have been made to understand that we need to fight our way up the ladder but the battle is not to be fought with Guns, bows, bombs and arrow but with wisdom, actions, courage, transparency and a God fearing heart.
Remember that a Good Leader is known not by his position but by his actions and influence on his subordinates and those around him.
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
How to connect a computer to the internet using a Blackberry phone as a modem
You can make a dial-up connection by using your BlackBerry phone as a modem. You can connect your BlackBerry to your computer and connect to the internet through the BlackBerry Internet Service.
This can be done by either using the bluetooth dial-up profile if the phone and the computer supports this, or with the USB cable.
The following illustrates the steps in Windows XP with Service Pack II to use the BlackBerry as a tethered modem via USB. Successfully tested with the BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Torch, BlackBerry 9800, BlackBerry 8820, BlackBerry 9780, BlackBerry 9520, BlackBerry 8700, BlackBerry 8330, BlackBerry 9300, BlackBerry 9650, BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Pearl.
First, Start the BlackBerry Device Manager and connect your BlackBerry with the USB cable.
On installing the Desktop Manager, the Standard Modem will appear in the Device Manager as follows:
(If the Standard Modem does not appear, re-install the Desktop Manager.)
If the Standard Modem still does not appear, it is necessary to manually add the modem.
Take note of the COM port numbers of the RIM Virtual Serial Port v2 in the devices under Ports (COM & LPT).
In the Control Panel go to Phone and Modem Options.
Choose to add a New Modem.
Choose to select it from a list.
Select the Standard 33600 bps Modem.
Select the COM ports that are used for the RIM Virtual Serial Port v2 in the Device Manager.
One or more Standard 33600 bps Modems will appear in the Device Manager.
In the case of using bluetooth to make the dial-up connection a "Standard Modem over Bluetooth" will appear in modem devices.
Open the Properties dialog box by right-clicking the modem in the Device Manger.
Go to the Diagnostics tab.
Click on Query Modem. It should answer with a number of responses.
In the Advanced tab fill in the dial-string in the Extra Initialization Commands.
In this case "internet" is the Access Point Name of the network provider.
Here are some other examples of dial-strings:
This completes the installation of the modem.
Now the dial-up connection has to be made.
Note: You need to replace "IP" and "internet" with their true variables.
Choose Create a New Connection.
Choose to Connect to the Internet.
Choose to Set up the Connection Manually.
Choose to Connect using a dial-up modem.
If there are multiple modems to choose from, select the modem that connects to the BlackBerry.
Choose a Name for the connection.
Type in the phone number *99#.
Only fill in a User name and a Password if required by the by the network provider.
A new connection is made!
Choose Dial to make a connection (no user name or password entered if not necessary by the network provider).
The connection is being made....
After this step, you should be able to surf the net on your computer
To end the connection, right-click on the connection icon and choose Disconnect.
NOTE: If after successful connection of the blackberry phone to your computer as a modem, you are still unable to surf the net, you may need to contact your service provider to enable the 'web APN' settings for your phone.
Errors
Here are some known errors that may appear when dialing the connection:
To resolve this, check to see if the dial-string is entered correctly in the Extra Initialization Commands.
Check that the Access Point Name in the dial-string corresponds to the Access Point Name of the network provider.
Disclaimer: All steps indicated herein have been tested by me but I hold no responsibility for any damage to your phone or computer as a result of your trying to connect to the internet using your phone as a modem.
This can be done by either using the bluetooth dial-up profile if the phone and the computer supports this, or with the USB cable.
Note: The steps herein are for BIS subscribers only, BES subscriber can make a request for their own settings by either sending me a mail or by dropping a comment under this post.
Requirements
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First, Start the BlackBerry Device Manager and connect your BlackBerry with the USB cable.
On installing the Desktop Manager, the Standard Modem will appear in the Device Manager as follows:
(If the Standard Modem does not appear, re-install the Desktop Manager.)
If the Standard Modem still does not appear, it is necessary to manually add the modem.
Take note of the COM port numbers of the RIM Virtual Serial Port v2 in the devices under Ports (COM & LPT).
In the Control Panel go to Phone and Modem Options.
Choose to add a New Modem.
Choose to select it from a list.
Select the Standard 33600 bps Modem.
Select the COM ports that are used for the RIM Virtual Serial Port v2 in the Device Manager.
One or more Standard 33600 bps Modems will appear in the Device Manager.
In the case of using bluetooth to make the dial-up connection a "Standard Modem over Bluetooth" will appear in modem devices.
Open the Properties dialog box by right-clicking the modem in the Device Manger.
Go to the Diagnostics tab.
Click on Query Modem. It should answer with a number of responses.
In the Advanced tab fill in the dial-string in the Extra Initialization Commands.
In this case "internet" is the Access Point Name of the network provider.
Here are some other examples of dial-strings:
| Glo Mobile: | +cgdcont=1, "IP", "inte" |
| MTN: | +cgdcont=1,"IP","internet" |
| Zain: | +cgdcont=1,"IP","internet" |
| Etisalat: | +cgdcont=1,"IP","internet" |
| UK Vodafone: | +cgdcont=1,"IP","internet" |
| T-Mobile NL: | +cgdcont=1,"IP","internet","",0,0 |
Now the dial-up connection has to be made.
Note: You need to replace "IP" and "internet" with their true variables.
Dial-up Connection
In Control Panel go to Network Connections.Choose Create a New Connection.
Choose to Connect to the Internet.
Choose to Set up the Connection Manually.
Choose to Connect using a dial-up modem.
If there are multiple modems to choose from, select the modem that connects to the BlackBerry.
Choose a Name for the connection.
Type in the phone number *99#.
Only fill in a User name and a Password if required by the by the network provider.
A new connection is made!
Choose Dial to make a connection (no user name or password entered if not necessary by the network provider).
The connection is being made....
After this step, you should be able to surf the net on your computer
To end the connection, right-click on the connection icon and choose Disconnect.
NOTE: If after successful connection of the blackberry phone to your computer as a modem, you are still unable to surf the net, you may need to contact your service provider to enable the 'web APN' settings for your phone.
Errors
Here are some known errors that may appear when dialing the connection:
Error 734 BlackBerry
"Error 734: The PPP link control protocol was terminated."Error 651 BlackBerry
"Error 651: The modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error."Error 692 BlackBerry
"Error 692: There was a hardware failure in the modem (or other connecting device)."To resolve this, check to see if the dial-string is entered correctly in the Extra Initialization Commands.
Check that the Access Point Name in the dial-string corresponds to the Access Point Name of the network provider.
Disclaimer: All steps indicated herein have been tested by me but I hold no responsibility for any damage to your phone or computer as a result of your trying to connect to the internet using your phone as a modem.
Friday, 1 April 2011
My Pain: How I was fooled by an Okada Man!
As we all know, April 1st is the worlds fools day and if anything is worthy of posting today, it has to be no other but my ordeal in the hands of an okada man who 'fooled' me.
Stepping out of my house, I planned on visiting a friend whom I have not seen for 3yrs now. After stopping two bikes, I stopped a third one who said he will take me to my destination but on getting to a place which later turned out to be 'Okota New site', the bike man stopped in front of an uncompleted building, I asked him what happened and all he could say was 'sssshhhhh! As you don wear the helmet, na me dey control u and na anywhere I carry u go be the place wey u dey go'.
Instantly, I felt I was under a spell but all of a sudden I jumped off the bike and started running back towards where we came from, fortunately or should I say unfortunately for me, I saw a branch of UBA bank which I ran into. I was stopped by a security man who asked me where I was running to with an helmet on my head but before I could say a thing, the bike man came, started laughing and shouting 'APRIL FOOL'. Without knowing what the 'fool' was all about the securities couldn't hold themselves, they busted out laughing and one of them asked if that was the reason I decided to run away with his helmet.
In my entire life, noting has ever gotten to me like this before, I hope I recover from it soon and I hope u do too.
HaPpY Fools Day!! YOU HAVE JUST BEEN FOOLED!!!
#okbye
Stepping out of my house, I planned on visiting a friend whom I have not seen for 3yrs now. After stopping two bikes, I stopped a third one who said he will take me to my destination but on getting to a place which later turned out to be 'Okota New site', the bike man stopped in front of an uncompleted building, I asked him what happened and all he could say was 'sssshhhhh! As you don wear the helmet, na me dey control u and na anywhere I carry u go be the place wey u dey go'.
Instantly, I felt I was under a spell but all of a sudden I jumped off the bike and started running back towards where we came from, fortunately or should I say unfortunately for me, I saw a branch of UBA bank which I ran into. I was stopped by a security man who asked me where I was running to with an helmet on my head but before I could say a thing, the bike man came, started laughing and shouting 'APRIL FOOL'. Without knowing what the 'fool' was all about the securities couldn't hold themselves, they busted out laughing and one of them asked if that was the reason I decided to run away with his helmet.
In my entire life, noting has ever gotten to me like this before, I hope I recover from it soon and I hope u do too.
HaPpY Fools Day!! YOU HAVE JUST BEEN FOOLED!!!
#okbye