OFF-GRID

Many times I find myself asking the same question; why does Monday exist? for whose pleasure?  It's hard to believe that when Emperor Constantine and the Romans decided that Monday, a day named after the moon would begin the week, they imagined it would also come with feelings of dread and drained energy. These issues that Monday bring can be either be external (someone annoys you) or internal (you woke up feeling exhausted). On some occasions, you find any reason you can link to the feeling of distaste and rage that is welling up in you. I'm no psychiatrist but I'll call this " The Monday rage". It's a phase of constant fluctuation between anger and frustration that will no doubt affect those around you negatively. There are a couple of ways to deal with this feeling and get peace of mind; 1. Brace Yourself - Never go into Monday with an oblivious attitude. What you can do is pray, make your plans, and also make contingency plans. This makes sure everything i...

  Dear reader, happy new month. I wish you 30 days of glad tidings and good will. With 3 more months to the end of the year, we can look back at all we had to endure and smile at the fact that it could be a lot worse. Somethings however can’t get any worse and there’s a pioneer member of that category; The Nigerian power sector . Nowadays, you know it’s a national public holiday when there’s a news publication. Do you know what I look out for? My state electricity distribution company, PHED, giving us “light” for more than 6 hours in the day time. It might sound funny to you but that’s the highlight of that day for me; A period of electricity that I can use for more than just sleeping with fan blowing while charging phone and laptop. One look at the power sector and you can tell we deserve so much more. Why should the fact that “Nepa brought light” be a source of joy?   It shouldn’t be able to go anywhere in the first place. It doesn’t have legs na (ah ah). To be hones...